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Unit 1 Documentation-and-Reporting
Unit 1 Documentation-and-Reporting
REPORTING
INTRODUCTION
LEGAL RECORD
COMMUNICATION
PURPOSES
EDUCATION
AUDIT
RESEARCH
VALUES OR PURPOSES OF RECORDING
WARD RECORDS
NURSE’S RECORDS
STUDENTS RECORDS
STAFF RECORDS
ACADEMIC & ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS.
PATIENT RECORD
IN-PATIENT RECORD
Admission record
Observation record
Investigation record
Intake- output record
Treatment record
Diet record
Progress record
Nurse’s record
Discharge record
all these records kept in one folder for each individual
patient in the ward under the charge of the ward sister till the patient is
discharged. Thereafter, it is transferred to the medical record section as
per rules.
OTHER PATIENT RECORDS
Other patient records maintained & kept in the nurses duty room
include treatment book, diet book, admission, discharge & death
register, notification form, inventories & related record forms, duty
roster etc.
Charting
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REPORTING
CHANGE OF TRANSFER
SHIFT REPORT INCIDENT
REPORT REPORT
PURPOSES OF REPORTING
WRITTEN REPORTS
Reports among members of the nursing team, this is done
when the nurse leaves the ward off duty & gives the report to
the incoming duty nurse.
Reports between the head nurse & staff nurse.
Reports between the head nurse & nursing superintendent.
REPORT TO THE PHYICIAN
The nurse has to report to the doctor about any
unusual conditions of the patient through incharge sister
Contd……
Patients record never sent out of the ward without doctors permission.
If the patient is transferred to the another hospital, the nurse should
see that a complete summary is made in a separate paper to be sent
with the patient & not the original record.
DO'S AND DON'TS OF NURSING
DOCUMENTATION
Nurses are well aware of the standard, which states that if a certain
matter affecting patient care is required to be charted and it is not, the
overwhelming presumption is that it may not have been done. Good
documentation will help you to defend yourself in a malpractice
lawsuit, it can also keep you out of court in the first place.
DO’S
Check that you have the correct chart before you begin
writing.
Make sure your documentation reflects the nursing process
and your professional capabilities.
Write legibly.
Chart the time you gave a medication, the administration
route, and the patient's response.
Chart precautions or preventive measures used, such as bed
rails.
Record each phone call to a physician, including the exact
time, message, and response.
CONTINUED……