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| A method used by the doctor to notify the nursing staff that she or he has written a new set of orders |
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| A portable file that contains and organizes by room number the Kardex forms for each patient on the nursing unit |
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| A form on which the health unit coordinator records doctors' orders to be used by the nursing staff for a quick reference of the patient's current orders |
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| The process of recording and updating doctors' orders on the Kardex form (many hospitals have eliminated the paper Kardex form in favor of entering all patient orders into the computer |
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| One-Time or Short-Series Order |
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| A doctor's order that is executed according to the qualifying phrase, and then is automatically discontinued |
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| The process of ordering diagnostic procedures, treatments, or supplies from hospital departments other than nursing |
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| The form used to order diagnostic procedures, treatments, or supplies from hospital deparments other than nursing when the computer is down (also called a down-time requisition) |
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| An entry of doctors' orders made at one time on the doctor's order sheet, dated, notated for time, and signed by the doctor; may include one or more orders |
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| A process of recording data (date, time, name, and status) on the doctor's order sheet to indicate the completion of transcription of a set of doctor's orders |
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| A doctor's order that remains in effect and is executed as ordered until the doctor discontinues or changes it |
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| Same as a standing order, except that it is executed according to the patient's needs |
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| A doctor's order that is to be executed immediately, then automatically discontinued |
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| Notations written in black or red ink on the doctor's order sheet to indicate completion of a step of the transcription procedure |
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| Orders for a patient telephoned to a health care facility by the doctor |
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