UNIT IX. RECORDS IN FAMILY HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE Flashcards
is an account of something, written to perpetuate knowledge of events
A record
Data sources are generally grouped into
primary and secondary data
In community health practice, the community itself is the
primary source of data.
is the official recording and reporting system of the Department of Health and is used to generate health statistics.
Field Health Service Information System (FHSIS)
is an essential tool for monitoring the health status of the population at different levels.
FHSIS
a basis for: 1. Priority setting by local governments 2. Planning and decision-making at different levels (barangay, municipality, district, provincial, and national) 3. Monitoring and evaluating health program implementation.
FHSIS
is composed of recording and reporting tools. Records are facility-based, that is, they are kept at the Barangay Health Station (BHS) of the Rural Health Unit (RHU) or health center and contain a day-to-day account for the activities of health workers.
FHSIS (version 2008)
serve as the basis of reports.
Records
consist of summary data that are transmitted or submitted monthly, quarterly, and annually to a higher level, that is, from BHS to the RHU or health center, to the Provincial Health Office, and finally to the regional level
Reports
The FHSIS Manual of Operations (DOH-IMS, 2011) lists and describes the following recording tools:
Individual Treatment Record (ITR)’
Target Client Lists (TCLs)
Summary Table
Monthly Consolidation Table (MCT)
is the building block of the FHSIS. The record contains the date, name address of the patient, presenting symptoms or complaints of the patient on consultation, and the diagnosis (if available)
Individual Treatment Record (ITR)
are the second building block of FHSIS. These service records have the following purposes:
a. To plan and carry outpatient care and service delivery
b. To facilitate monitoring and supervision of service delivery activities
c. To report services delivered
d. To provide a clinic-level database
Target Client Lists (TCLs)
The following are the TCLs maintained in RHUs and health centers:
a. TCL for Prenatal Care
b. TCL for Postpartum Care
c. TCL of under 1-year-old children
d. TCL for Family Planning
e. National Tuberculosis Program TB Register
f. National Leprosy Control Program Central Registration Form
is accomplished by the midwife and a source of data for any survey or research.
Summary Table
Two components of summary table
a. Health Program Accomplishment b. Morbidity Disease