Patient Flow Sheet Analysis

Flow sheet is a graphic used in medical environment to keep patient’s statement for a period of time. A flow sheet is a paper which is responsible for collecting patient’s information. This information is therefore used for treatment after keeping the records. Flow sheet is an important document which is used as a reminder to the doctor about the care which should be taken for the patient. Most flow sheet is kept for those people with diabetes to remind the people taking care of these people on the attendance times. Flow should is included in chart to show how care has been done to the patient and to show whether important tasks have been met. This paper shows the importance and the roles of a flow sheet for medical environment. The paper also explains how the flow sheet is used in obstetric and chronic disease management.

Flow sheets are very useful in management of chronic disease like diabetes whereby it is housed in patient’s chart. The function of this flow sheet in patient’s chart is to remind the doctor about the care of that patient. The doctor has to look on the flow sheet and be able to address the condition of
It store data about the patient which is easily accessible whereby it motivates continuous assessment and revision of plans concerning health matters. It serves as an index for all the other information concerning the family and the patient. Form flow sheet contains information in rows whereby the doctor clicks on a row or column in order to get the information needed. Form based flow sheet contains the findings concerning the patient in row form whereas problem oriented flow sheet contains narrative information which have been recorded for a long period of time. Flow based flow sheet contains the management of a particular diseases in row form while problem oriented provides much more information about the management of a chronic disease (Gartee,