Author Question: Why might a healthcare provider choose narrative charting instead of using forms or checklists? ... (Read 41 times)

kellyjaisingh · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Why might a healthcare provider choose narrative charting instead of using forms or checklists?

a. Narrative charting tracks the client's changing health status as it occurs.
b. Free form documentation is inconsistent among healthcare providers.
c. Less charting time by healthcare provider is needed for narrative charting.
d. Less interdisciplinary discussion occurs with the narrative style of charting.

Question 2

A medical provider has prescribed milk of magnesia (magnesium hydroxide) 30 mL, PO bid. Here bid means:

a. Once every day
b. Two times every day
c. Three times every day
d. Four times a day

FergA · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
A narrative chart entry tells the story of the patient's experience as it occurs in a chronological format with the goal to track a client's changing medical and health status. It also documents progress toward goals for the client. Disadvantages to narrative charting include the following: inconsistency among healthcare providers and the manner in which they document using narrative charting; longer time spent in documenting client progress; and a decrease in interdisciplinary discussion of client progress owing to lengthy and redundant documentation by healthcare team members.

Answer to Question 2

B
Bid is the abbreviation for twice a day, which is generally 12 hours between doses. Once a day is written as daily: every hour is abbreviated qh, three times a day is tid and four times a day is qid. Abbreviations are used with caution to reduce error(s) by the nurse and the healthcare teams. The abbreviation qd is not used for once a day, but is written as daily.