RECORDS IN FAMILY HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE

Question 1

shows the extent of the health problems needs and other factors that affect individuals their ability to provide care and what the family believes

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RECORDS

Question 2

What has been done and what needs to be done now can also be shown in here

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RECORDS

Question 3

Provides documentation of the services that have been rendered and supply data that are essential for program planning and evaluation

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PURPOSES OF RECORDS

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To provide the practitioner with data required for application of professional services for the improvement of family’s health

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PURPOSES OF RECORDS

Question 5

• Tools for communication
• Indicates plans for future

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PURPOSES OF RECORDS

Question 6

Shows the health problem in the family and other factors that affect health

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PURPOSES OF RECORDS

Question 7

Provides baseline data to estimate the long-term changes related to services

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PURPOSES OF RECORDS

Question 8

Nurses should develop their own method of expression and form in record writing

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PRINCIPLES OF RECORD WRITINGS

Question 9

Records should be written, appropriately and legibly

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PRINCIPLES OF RECORD WRITINGS

Question 10

Records should contain facts based on observation, conservation, and action

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PRINCIPLES OF RECORD WRITINGS

Question 11

Select relevant facts and the recording should be neat, complete and uniform

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PRINCIPLES OF RECORD WRITINGS

Question 12

provides basic facts for services.

• Records show health condition as it is and as the patient and family accepts it

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VALUES USES OF RECORD

Question 13

Provides a basis for analyzing needs in terms of what has been done, what is being done, what is to be done and the goal towards which means are to be directed

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VALUES USES OF RECORD

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Provides a basis for short and long-term planning

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VALUES USES OF RECORD

Question 15

It prevents duplication of services and helps
follow up services effectively

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VALUES USES OF RECORD

Question 16

Helps the nurse to evaluate the care and the teaching which she has given

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VALUES USES OF RECORD

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helps the nurse organize her work in an orderly way to make an effective use of time

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VALUES USES OF RECORD

Question 18

• It serves as a guide to professional growth
• It enables the nurse to judge the quality and quantity of work done

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VALUES USES OF RECORD

Question 19

• Records help them to become aware of and to recognize their health needs.

-A record can be used as a teaching tool as well

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VALUES USES OF RECORD

Question 20

• Record serves as a guide for diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of services
• It indicates progress
• It may be used in research

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VALUES USES OF RECORD

Question 21

The record helps identify families needing service and those prepared to accept help

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VALUES USES OF RECORD

Question 22

It enables to draw the nurse’s attention towards any pertinent observation he/she has made

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VALUES USES OF RECORD

Question 23

The record helps the supervisor evaluate the services rendered, teaching done, and a person’s actions and reactions

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VALUES USES OF RECORD

Question 24

It helps in the guidance of staff and students where planned records are utilized as an evaluation tool during conferences

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VALUES USES OF RECORD

Question 25

It helps the administrator assess the health assets and needs of the village or are

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VALUES USES OF RECORD

Question 26

1. CUMULATIVE OR CONTINUING RECORDS 2. FAMILY RECORDS

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TYPE OF RECORDS

Question 27

Time saving, economical, helpful in reviewing the total history of an individual and evaluate progress of a long period

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CUMULATIVE OR CONTINUING RECORDS

Question 28

One record for home visits/services (blue ink) and clinic visits/services (red ink) which helps coordinate services and saves time

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CUMULATIVE OR CONTINUING RECORDS

Question 29

All family records should be placed in a single-family folder

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FAMILY RECORDS

Question 30

Separate record forms may be needed for different types of services such as TB, Maternity etc. all such individual records which relate to members of one family should be placed in a single-family folder

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FAMILY RECORDS

Question 31

Different Systems may be adopted depending on the purposes of the records and on the merits of a system

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FILING OF RECORDS

Question 32

* Alphabetically * Numerically * Geographically * With index cards

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The records should be arranged:

Question 33

1. It provides indication of the total volume of service and type of cases seen. 2. Clerical assistance may be needed for this.

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REGISTER

Question 34

Can be of varied types such as immunization register, clinic attendance register, family planning register, birth register, and death register

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REGISTER

Question 35

can be compiled daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually

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REPORTS

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- summarizes the services of the nurse and/or the agency. - may be in the form of an analysis of some aspect of service

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REPORTS

Question 37

Based on records and registers and so it is relevant for the nurses to maintain the records regarding their daily case load, service load, and activities

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REPORTS

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To show the kind and quantity of service rendered over to a specific period

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PURPOSES OF REPORTS

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* To show the progress in reaching goals * As an aid in studying health conditions

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PURPOSES OF REPORTS

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* As an aid in planning * To interpret the services to the public and to other interested agencies

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PURPOSES OF REPORTS

Question 41

1. The following are statements regarding Family Health Records. Which among the following is correct? a. All professional persons need to be accountable for the performance of their duties to the public. b. Records are a practical and indispensable aid to the doctor, nurse and paramedical personnel in giving the best possible service to the clients. c. Recorded facts have value and scientific accuracy for more than mere impression of memory and they are guidelines for better administration of health services

Answer 41

all statements are correct

Question 42

Records serve many purposes depending on who will be utilizing it. The following purposes are applicable for the patient and the family, EXCEPT: a. Recognize health needs that can be used for research and health teaching b. Assist in continuity of care c. Provide the management with statistical information necessary for decision in regard to utilization of resources d. Serve as evidence to support or manage legal questions that may arise

Answer 42

B

Question 43

Identify whether it is a record, registry or report a. Birth certificate b. Death certificate c. Monthly cases census d. Nursing Progress note e. Individual performance eval f. TB monitoring sheet g. Family profile

Answer 43

REGISTRY = A, B REPORT = C, E RECORD = D, F, G

Question 44

Which among the following is not the purpose of the report? a. To show the kind and quantity of service rendered over to a specific period b. To show the progress in reaching goals c. To interpret the services to the public and to other interested agencies d. Serves as a guide for diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of services

Answer 44

D