Table 1 Interview guide

1.

Do you experience a relationship between workload and documentation activities? If so, can you explain?

2.

What do you think about the amount of time you spent on documentation activities?

3.

Can you tell us about your experiences with organizational documentation activities related to your perceived workload? By organizational documentation activities we mean documentation that is mostly relevant for care organizations, managers and policymakers, such as records of hours worked, expense claims, or reports on incidents.

4.

Can you tell us about your experiences with clinical documentation activities related to your perceived workload? By clinical documentation activities we mean documentation which directly concerns the nursing care for individual patients, such as drawing up a care plan, documenting daily evaluation reports or the handover of care.

5.

How do you experience documentation in the electronic health record?

6.

How do you experience the user-friendliness of the electronic health record that you work with?

7.

How do you experience the use of various electronic systems for your documentation activities? By electronic systems you can think of electronic health records, systems for records of hours worked, and/or systems for expense claims.

8.

How do you experience the documented handover of care to other healthcare professionals, such as general practitioners and hospital nurses? Can you think of improvements regarding these documentation activities?