The objective of this project was to improve the integration rate of nursing records in an emergency room and then establish inter-unit report guidelines. 300 nursing records from an emergency room (ER) were evaluated by our team in the fourth quarter of 2006. After analysis, results were shown to be 78% and 70%. In addition, the transfer of information (both written and oral) via inter-unit reports was also seen as a problem. The main causes of a lower integration rate included: no standardization of nursing record content, a lack of an inter-unit report format, inadequate on-the-job training for new nurses and no revision of a standard operating procedure (SOP). Improvements were subsequently made by impressing upon the nurses the importance of complete and accurate nursing records, revising the content of the nursing record format, and building a check list for inter-unit transfer of information. Finally, the integration rate of our nursing records rose from 76% to 95%, quality of patient care increased and conflicts between different units decreased.