Clinical Flow Sheet and Problem List
Clinical Flow Sheet and Problem List
Raymond C Roberts Jr.
HCIS/255
Jo Ann Kubica
May 8, 2015
Today we will discuss what clinical flow sheets are and the purpose of utilizing them in the health care industry. We will also cover the importance of the problem list for documenting symptoms of patients and anything else that may be relevant to their current condition. Studies show that pictures have been far more effective when it comes to explaining minor details or even workflow than just written outlines of the steps taken to accomplish task in the health care industry. I like this concept because it is a good way to monitor the work ethics of a health care facility that can be examined by the board of health industries.ra A clinical flow sheet in a patient record is a graphic summary of several changing factors, especially the patient’s vital signs or weight and the treatments and medications given. In labor the flow sheet displays the progress of labor, including centimeters of cervical dilation, cervical effacement, position of the baby’s head, baby’s heart rate, frequency of contractions, mother’s temperature and blood pressure, and medications given or procedures performed (Elsevier, 2009) The purpose of the clinical flow sheet is to place the patients information by relevance as a reminder of the health care service provided met the expectations of the facility or health industry board. Basically the clinical flow sheet will state all vital signs, current weight, medications administered, and procedures performed to show the steps taken at the time the patient was in to be reviewed by management to see that everything possible to fix the health issue was done in a proper and orderly fashion. If it was the police department, the flow sheet is similar to a police report. The arresting officer would have to write a report to the chief of police of everything that happened on the scene step by step. Although these reports can become lengthy at times, Clinical
Raymond C Roberts Jr.
HCIS/255
Jo Ann Kubica
May 8, 2015
Today we will discuss what clinical flow sheets are and the purpose of utilizing them in the health care industry. We will also cover the importance of the problem list for documenting symptoms of patients and anything else that may be relevant to their current condition. Studies show that pictures have been far more effective when it comes to explaining minor details or even workflow than just written outlines of the steps taken to accomplish task in the health care industry. I like this concept because it is a good way to monitor the work ethics of a health care facility that can be examined by the board of health industries.ra A clinical flow sheet in a patient record is a graphic summary of several changing factors, especially the patient’s vital signs or weight and the treatments and medications given. In labor the flow sheet displays the progress of labor, including centimeters of cervical dilation, cervical effacement, position of the baby’s head, baby’s heart rate, frequency of contractions, mother’s temperature and blood pressure, and medications given or procedures performed (Elsevier, 2009) The purpose of the clinical flow sheet is to place the patients information by relevance as a reminder of the health care service provided met the expectations of the facility or health industry board. Basically the clinical flow sheet will state all vital signs, current weight, medications administered, and procedures performed to show the steps taken at the time the patient was in to be reviewed by management to see that everything possible to fix the health issue was done in a proper and orderly fashion. If it was the police department, the flow sheet is similar to a police report. The arresting officer would have to write a report to the chief of police of everything that happened on the scene step by step. Although these reports can become lengthy at times, Clinical
References: Mosby’s Medical Dictionary, 8th Edition, 2009, Elsevier Electronic Health Records: Understanding and Using Computerized Medical Records, 2nd Edition, by Richard Garlee, Published by Prentice Hall, 2012, Pearson Education, Inc.