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68WM6 Documentation

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Routine care   Chief complaint; subjective and objective findings; diagnosis; treatment plan; response to treatment.  
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Condition change   Professionals have an obligation to recognize condition change and take action. Can only illustrate this through documentation.  
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The chart is used as a   utilization record  
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Factual, Objective Notations are   What you hear, see, feel, and smell.  
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Tampering   You may be asked whether or not you tampered with the record when the record is requested.  
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A lawyer may ask you this in regards to editing a nursing document in court.....   More likely it is, “Did you alter the record in any way?.” This is much broader.  
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Drug doses   Units vs. a zero (always write out units).  
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Why use leading zero for decimals?   (ensures decimal is recognized).  
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If it is documented, it is assumed to be   accurate  
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Is it okay to document ahead of time?   Never document ahead  
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Grammar and cleanliness are worthwhile: messy notes give an appearance of   messy care.  
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When a patient does not cooperate with medical care what can we do in the patient chart?   Use quotes when possible to illustrate the non-compliant behavior.  
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If a patient wants to leave against medical advice what should you do?   Document every detail and advise the patient of the consequences. If possible, try to get patient to sign refusal of care document.  
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An LVN can only execute what kind of orders?   Written orders  
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Telephone and Verbal orders can only be taken by whom?   RN's  
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Medication orders must include   Medication name.Dose.Route.Frequency.  
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Assessment   a systematic and continuous collection, and communication of pt data  
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Diagnosis   an analysis of pt data to identify patient strengths and health problems identified which independent nursing interventions can prevent or resolve.  
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Planning   the establishment of pt goals to prevent, reduce, or resolve the problems identified in the nursing diagnoses. The nsg dx guides the development pertinent nsg interventions.  
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Implementation   putting into practice the plan of care  
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Evaluation   measurement of the extent to which the patient has achieved the goals specified in the plan of care.  
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Comprehensive Assesment (Complete):   provides baseline patient information which includes Physical examination of all body systems. Appropriate for stable patients.  
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concentration of attention on the part of the body where signs and symptoms are localized or most active in order to determine their significance.   Focused  
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Focused assesments are appropriate for...   critically ill, disoriented, or unable to respond patients.  
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Ongoing Assesment   systematic follow-up is required when problems are identified during a comprehensive or focused assessment.  
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Subjective Information   verbal statements from the patient.  
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Objective   observable and measurable which can be recorded.  
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Primary Source of Information   patient. Collected from patient interview and physical examination.  
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Secondary Source of Information   family members, significant others, health care team, medical records, diagnostic procedures, and nursing literature.  
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Data clustering   process of putting data together in order to identify areas of the patient's problems and strengths. Mixing all your data together like a tasty martini  
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Hierarchy of needs (Maslow's)   individual's basic needs must be meet before higher-level needs can be met.  
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Actual Nursing Diagnosis   a condition that is currently present.  
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Risk   is a clinical judgement that an individual, family, or community is more vulnerable to develop the problem than others in the same or similar situation.  
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Possible   when a problem is considered feasible.  
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