Chapter 4 - Communication with the Health Team

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chart
medical record


A written or electronic account of a person's condition and response to treatment and care.
communication
The exchange or information - a message sent is received and correctly interpreted by the intended person.
comprehensve care plan
A written guide about the person's care; care plan.
nursing process
The method nurses use to plan and deliver nursing care; its five steps are
1. Assessment
2. Nusing diagnosis
3. Plannig
4. Implemention and
5. Evaluation
objective data
signs


Information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
observation

Using the senses of sight, hearing, touch and smell to collect information.
recording
The written account of care and observations; charting.
reporting
The oral account of care and observations.
subjetiv data
symptoms


Things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses.
MDS
Minimum Data Set
NANDA-I
North American Nursing Diagnosis Assocation International
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliaion Act of 1987
PDA
Personal digital assistant
PHI
Protected health information
RAPs
Resident Assessment Protocols