“Report Flow”
Pertinent Information
1. Patient’s name
2. Age, Sex
3. Chief complaint
4. Where did they come from?
5. How did they get here?
6. PMHx
Focused Report: “What did you do to the patient?”
Talk about ONLY the body systems that are PERTINENT for the patient at that time, aka
“Focus Assessment on the body getting affected”
1. What did you do? What are u monitoring? Nursing priorities?
2. Any pending results?
3. Any critical labs?
Head-To-Toe
Things that the oncoming nurse can look up if they need to; are NOT as pertinent to the
patient
ANY QUESTIONS?
Pertinent Information
1. Patient’s name
2. Age, Sex
3. Chief complaint
4. Where did they come from?
5. How did they get here?
6. PMHx
Focused Report: “What did you do to the patient?”
Talk about ONLY the body systems that are PERTINENT for the patient at that time, aka
“Focus Assessment on the body getting affected”
1. What did you do? What are u monitoring? Nursing priorities?
2. Any pending results?
3. Any critical labs?
Head-To-Toe
Things that the oncoming nurse can look up if they need to; are NOT as pertinent to the
patient
ANY QUESTIONS?
