Charting Made Incredibly Easy!

by Lippincott

Overview

In its Fourth Edition, Charting Made Incredibly Easy! provides up-to-the-minute guidelines on documentation in a comprehensive, clear, concise, practical, and entertaining manner. The book reviews the fundamental aspects of charting such as the medical record, the nursing process, and legal and professional requirements, guidelines for developing a solid plan of care, and the variety of charting formats currently being used. It also addresses the specific requirements for charting, whether the setting is acute care, home care, or long-term care and rehabilitation. Special elements found throughout the book make it easy to remember key points.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451152340
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer Health
Publication date:	11/10/2011
Series:	Incredibly Easy! Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	735,095
File size:	11 MB
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Table of Contents

Part I Charting in contemporary health care

1. Understanding charting
2. The nursing process
3. Plans of care
4. Charting systems
5. Computerized documentation
6. Enhancing your charting
7. Avoiding legal pitfalls

   Part II Special topics

8. Documenting procedures
9. Documenting professional situations

   Part III Charting in health care settings

10. Acute care
11. Home health care
12. Long-term care and rehabilitation

    Appendices and Index

    • Practice makes perfect
    • JCAHO Nursing care and documentation standards
    • NANDA taxonomy II codes
    • Glossary