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Nursing Documentation Made Incredibly Easy!
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Edition:
- 5th
- Author:
- Stout, Kate
- Publisher:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
- ISBN:
- 978-1-49-639473-6
- Doody's Star Rating®:
- Score:
- 97
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Feeling unsure about the ins and outs of charting? Grasp the essential basics, with the irreplaceable Nursing Documentation Made Incredibly Easy!®, 5th Edition.
Packed with colorful images and clear-as-day guidance, this friendly reference guides you through meeting documentation requirements, working with electronic medical records systems, complying with legal requirements, following care planning guidelines, and more. Whether you are a nursing student or a new or experienced nurse, this on-the-spot study and clinical guide is your ticket to ensuring your charting is timely, accurate, and watertight.
Let the experts walk you through up-to-date best practices for nursing documentation, with:
Packed with colorful images and clear-as-day guidance, this friendly reference guides you through meeting documentation requirements, working with electronic medical records systems, complying with legal requirements, following care planning guidelines, and more. Whether you are a nursing student or a new or experienced nurse, this on-the-spot study and clinical guide is your ticket to ensuring your charting is timely, accurate, and watertight.
Let the experts walk you through up-to-date best practices for nursing documentation, with:
- NEW and updated, fully illustrated content in quick-read, bulleted format
- NEW discussion of the necessary documentation process outside of charting—informed consent, advanced directives, medication reconciliation
- Easy-to-retain guidance on using the electronic medical records / electronic health records (EMR/EHR) documentation systems, and required charting and documentation practices
- Easy-to-read, easy-to-remember content that provides helpful charting examples demonstrating what to document in different patient situations, while addressing the different styles of charting
- Outlines the Do's and Don’ts of charting – a common sense approach that addresses a wide range of topics, including:
- Documentation and the nursing process—assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning care/outcomes, implementation, evaluation
- Documenting the patient’s health history and physical examination
- The Joint Commission standards for assessment
- Patient rights and safety
- Care plan guidelines
- Enhancing documentation
- Avoiding legal problems
- Documenting procedures
- Documentation practices in a variety of settings—acute care, home healthcare, and long-term care
- Documenting special situations—release of patient information after death, nonreleasable information, searching for contraband, documenting inappropriate behavior
- Special features include:
- Just the facts – a quick summary of each chapter’s content
- Advice from the experts – seasoned input on vital charting skills, such as interviewing the patient, writing outcome standards, creating top-notch care plans
- “Nurse Joy” and “Jake” – expert insights on the nursing process and problem-solving
- That’s a wrap! – a review of the topics covered in that chapter
Details
- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- Stout, Kate
- ISBN:
- 978-1-49-639473-6
- Specialty:
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- Dictionaries & Word References
- Medical/Surgical Nursing
- Pathophysiology
- References
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 5th
- Pages:
- 312
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Doody's Star Rating®:
- Score:
- 97
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