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Fundamentals - Documentation

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What is collections of information about a person's health, the care provided by health practitioners, and the client's progress?   Medical record  
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What are the 7 uses of the medical record?   1.permanent record 2. sharing info 3. quality assurance 4.accrediation 5. reimbursement 6.education & research 7.legal evidence  
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Accrediation is done by who?   Joint Commission  
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What are the 2 types of client records?   1.source-oriented records 2.problem-oriented records  
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What are the 4 major components of problem-oriented records?   1.database 2.problem list 3.plan of care 4.progress notes  
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What are the 6 methods of charting?   1.Narrative 2.SOAP 3.Focus 4.PIE 5.Charting by exception 6.Computerized  
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What method of charting generally uses source-oriented records and involves writing information about client & client care in chronological order?   Narrative Charting  
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What method of charting is more likely to be used in a problem-oriented record?   SOAP Charting  
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What does SOAP stand for?   S= Subjective data; O= Objective data; A= Analysis of the data; P= plan of care  
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Can a medical record be tampered with? Why or why not?   No because it is a legal document.  
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What does HIPAA stand for?   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act  
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What method of charting is a modified form of SOAP charting?   Focus Charting  
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What method of charting also follows a DAR model? What does DAR stand for?   Focus Charting; D=data, A=action, R=response  
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What method of charting records the client's progress under the headings of problems, intervention, and evaluation?   PIE Charting  
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What documentation or method of charting is when a nurse charts only abnormal findings or care that deviates from the standard?   Charting by exception  
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What documentation is done electronically and is the most efficient for nurses when documenting at the point of care or bedside?   Computerized Charting  
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What are exemptions when agencies can release private health information without the client's prior authorization?   beneficial disclosures  
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What must you do when charting subjective data or what the client says he/she feels?   Always use quotation marks around the statement the patient/client makes about they feel or what they say.  
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What is the #1 way for a nurse to protect his/her self from a malpractice lawsuit?   Good documentation  
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JCAHO stands for?   Joint Commission on Accrediation of Healthcare Organization  
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What are the components of a medical record?   Person's health information, care provided by health practitioner, client's progress, plan of care, medication administration record (MAR), laboratory/diagnostic reports  
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If you forget to document at the moment you complete a task/care for your patient you must do what?   You must enter it as a LATE ENTRY!  
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When making a mistake in documenting in a patient's chart what must you do?   MArk through it with only one line and initial it.  
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If something happens to your patient or something like a reaction to a medication, what must you do?   Contact family of the patient.  
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When taking a physician's order what important thing MUST you do?   Read and clarify the order that the physician gave you and document that you read back and it was clarified.  
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What is a quick reference for current information about the client and his or her care?   Kardex  
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What is a form of documentation in which a nurse indicates with initials the performance of a routine task?   Checklists  
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What does the Joint Commission's standards require that the record show evidence of?   A plan of care  
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What is the form of documentation with sections for recording frequently repeated assessment data?   Flow Sheet  
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What are walking rounds?   Giving the report in a client's presence with the oncoming shift nurse.  
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NKA   no known allergies  
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NSS   normal saline solution  
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OOB   out of bed  
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a.c.   before meals  
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p.c.   after meals  
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stat   immediately  
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via   by way of  
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t.i.d   three times a day  
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b.i.d.   twice a day  
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BRP   bathroom privileges  
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ED   emergency department  
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BM   bowel movement  
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NPO   nothing by mouth  
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I & O   intake and output  
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et   and  
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c/o   complains of  
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CCU   coronary care unit  
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ad lib   as desired  
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AMA   against medical advice  
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po   by mouth  
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UA   urinalysis  
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WNL   within normal limits  
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WC   wheelchair  
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NANDA   North American Nursing Diagnosis Association  
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MAR   medication administration record  
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What are the 3 extended care facilities?   1.skilled nursing facilities 2.intermediate care facilities 3.basic care facilities  
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MDS   minimum data set  
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