Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC)
federal agency of the US government that provides facilities and services for
investigation, identification, prevention, and control of disease
Ambulate
to move from place to place
1 multiple choice option
gait
a manner of walking or moving on foot
What are the three major categories of primary medical records?
health records, outpatient records and impatient records
and inpatient record
is a medical file which documents care provided to a patient assigned to an
inpatient bed at a medical treatment facility (MTF)
, to standardize treatment and provide a ready reference of the care provided to
each patient.
NAVMED 6550/12
what words do you not want to use when charting accurately?
do not use words such as seems, apparently, or appears
emergency care and treatment
SF 558 (SF600 is used to document all care given to patients in the
emergency room)
Twenty-four hour intake and output worksheet
DD form 792
why does a corpman review a patients chart
to increase their knowledge of the patient's situation and to anticipate the
needs of the patient as a member of the inpatient health care team
transmission of infectious agents
a susceptible host with a portal of entry receptive to the agent, and a mode of
transmission for the agent