DOCUMENTING Flashcards

1
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an informal oral consideration of a subject by two or more health care personnel to identify a problem

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DISCUSSION

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2
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Is oral, written, or computer-based communication intended to convey information to others

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REPORT

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3
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only a written/computer based

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RECORD

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4
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recording is also called

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charting or documenting

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5
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is the process of making an entry on a client record

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RECORDING

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6
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clinical record is also called

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chart/client record

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7
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It is a formal, legal document that provides evidence of a client’s care

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CLINICAL RECORD

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8
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The nurse has a duty to maintain _____ of all patient information”

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confidentiality

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9
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Access to the record is ____ to health professionals involved in giving care to the client

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restricted

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10
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who is the rightful owner of the client’s record

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The institution or agency

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11
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purpose of client records

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Communication
Planning client care
Auditing Health Agencies
Research
Education
Reimbursement
Legal Documentation
Health Care Analysis

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12
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the traditional client record each person or department makes notations in a separate section/s of the client’s record

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SOURCE-ORIENTED RECORD

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13
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example of source oriented record

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the admission dept. – Admission sheet

the physician – Doctor’s order sheet

A physician’s history sheet

Progress notes

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14
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the traditional part of the source-oriented record

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Narrative Charting

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15
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It consists of written notes that include routine care,
normal findings, and
client problems.

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Narrative Charting

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16
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meaning of POMR

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PROBLEM-ORIENTED MEDICAL RECORD

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17
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who established POMR

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Lawrence Weed

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18
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what record in which the data arranged according to the problems the client has rather than the source of the information

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POMR

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19
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4 COMPONENTS OF POMR

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Database

Problem List

Plan of Care

Progress Notes

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20
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FORMATS OF PROGRESS NOTES

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SOAP, SOAPIE/SOAPIER ; PIE

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21
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meaning of SOAP

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subjective
objective
analysis
planning

22
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SOAPIE/SOAPIER means what

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subjective
objective
analysis
planning
intervention
evaluation
revision

23
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meaning of PIE

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problem
intervention
evaluation

24
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consists of all information known about the client when the client first enters the health Care agency

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Database

25
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problems are listed in the order in which they are identified, and the list is continually updated as new problems are identified and others are resolved

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Problem List

26
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the initial list of orders made with reference to the active problems.

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Plan of Care

27
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advantage sa pomr

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encourage collaboration

alerts caregivers to clients needs; easier to track problems

28
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disadvantages of pomr

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caregivers ability to use charting format

takes constant vigilance to maintane an up to date list

inefficient (assessments & interventions are repeated)

29
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is intended to make the client and client concerns and strengths the focus of care.

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FOCUS CHARTING

30
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recrding in focus charting consist of

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date and time

focus

progress notes

31
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which charting utilizes DAR

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focus charting

32
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meaning of DAR

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data, action and response

33
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a documentation system in which only abnormal or significant findings or exceptions to norms are recorded.

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CHARTING BY EXCEPTION

34
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3 elements of charting by exception

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flow sheets

standard of nursing care

bedside access to chart forms

35
Q

like graphic record, fluid balance record, daily nursing assessment record, client teaching record, client discharge record and skin assessment record

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Flow sheets

36
Q

are being developed as a way to manage the huge volume of information required in contemporary health care

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COMPUTERIZED DOCUMENTATION

37
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emphasizes quality, cost-effective care delivered within an established length of stay

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CASE MANAGEMENT

38
Q

Uses a multidisciplinary
approach to planning
and documenting
client care, using
critical pathways.

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CASE MANAGEMENT

39
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DOCUMENTING NURSING ACTIVITIES:

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  1. Admission Nursing Assessment
  2. Nursing Care Plans
  3. Kardexes
  4. Flow Sheets
  5. Progress Notes
40
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also referred to as an initial database, nursing history, or nursing assessment, is completed when the client is admitted to the nursing unit

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Admission Nursing Assessment

41
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2 TYPES OF NURSING CARE PLANS

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traditional
standardized

42
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a care plan that is written for each client. Mostly, it has 3 columns: nsg. diagnosis, expected outcomes, and nsg. interventions

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traditional

43
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care plan that was developed to save documentation time.

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standardized

44
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a widely used, concise method of organizing and recording data about a client ;consists of a series of cards kept in a portable index file or on a computer-generated forms.

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Kardexes

45
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made by nurses to provide information about the progress a client is making toward achieving desired outcomes.

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Progress Notes

46
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GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR RECORDING

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Date and Time
Timing
Legibility
Permanence
Accepted Terminology
Correct Spelling
Signature
Accuracy
Sequence
Appropriateness
Completeness
Conciseness
Legal prudence

47
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purpose of reporting

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to communicate specific information to a person or group of people

48
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is given to all nurses on the next shift.
Its purpose is to provide continuity of care

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Change-of-Shift Reports

49
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reports done through telephone

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Telephone Reports

50
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orders made by physicians through telephone.
Transcribed onto the physician’s order sheet and should be counter signed within 24 hours by the physician who made the order

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Telephone Orders

51
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is a meeting of a group of nurses to discuss possible solutions to certain problems of a client.

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Care Plan Conference

52
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are procedures in which two or more nurses visit selected clients at each client’s bedside.

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Nursing Rounds