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The manifestations and potential consequences of such distortion remain understudied, which may hinder efforts to improve nursing practices.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study aims to explore the primary manifestations and potential consequences of information distortion in electronic nursing records (ENRs).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n We conducted semistructured interviews at a Class-A tertiary hospital in China. A total of 12 nurses from various care units were recruited through purposive and snowball sampling. Inductive content analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Qualitative analysis revealed that manifestations of information distortion in ENRs fall into 4 main categories: untimeliness, inaccuracy, incompleteness, and inconsistency. These categories are further subdivided into 7 subcategories: premature recording, delayed recording, incorrect data entry, fabrication, account misuse, missing data, and inconsistent data entry. The potential consequences of information distortion encompass 3 main categories: patient-related, nurse-related, and data-related. These categories are further subdivided into 5 subcategories: threats to patient safety, increases in negative emotions, damage to professional image, erosion of nursing professionalism, and impairment of secondary data use.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n The identified manifestations encompass a wide range of nursing activities, with potential consequences affecting patients, research, and caregivers. Strengthening ethics education, implementing monitoring mechanisms, establishing standardized guidelines, and leveraging technological solutions are recommended to reduce information distortion in ENRs. 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