232a1 approprlaLe professlonals perform coordlnaLed and sequenced paLlenL assessmenL Lo reduce
wasLe and unnecessary repeLlLlon
ollcles and rocedures on conducLlng lnlLlal assessmenL ln an efflclenL and sysLemaLlc manner
1 ConducLlon of lnlLlal assessmenL for paLlenL from ouLslde source (ouLpaLlenL) wlll be a comblne sLraLeglc assessmenL of Lhe resldenL physlclan and nurse on duLy (L8 personnel) 2 lmperaLlve deLalls and lnformaLlon wlll be recorded on paLlenL lnformaLlon charL as basls for furLher evaluaLlon and assessmenL 3 lnlLlally Lhe L8 personnel (nurse/Lralnee) wlll collecL Lhe necessary daLa such as paLlenL's full name age gender welghL (pedlaLrlc cllenLs) address conLacL number blrLhday and chlef complalnLs lurLhermore Lhere's a need Lo relLeraLe cerLaln drugs and medlcaLlon LhaL has been prevlously Laken (eg malnLenance medlcaLlon) 4 Concluslve and lnlLlal vlLal slgn or perLlnenL medlcal assessmenL should be noLed and lf necessary lmmedlaLely refer Lo Lhe resldenL physlclan 3 AfLer all Lhe daLa has been collecLed Lhe resldenL physlclan wlll do Lhe compleLe medlcal hlsLory and perLlnenL physlcal assessmenL (cephalocaudal) All of Lhe slgnlflcanL and non slgnlflcanL flndlngs wlll be collecLed and noLed Lo Lhe paLlenL cllnlcal summary card as legal medlcal hlsLory 6 lf Lhere are necessary and slgnlflcanL laboraLory workup lL should be well documenLed ln Lhe paLlenL cllnlcal summary (form) as basls for fuLure medlcal reference 1he orlglnal copy should be glven Lo Lhe paLlenL ln cases LhaL boLh slgnlflcanL flndlng were noL able Lo be reLrleved Lhe laboraLory deparLmenL should have a backup copy ln Lhelr sysLem 7 All flles of ouLpaLlenL cllenLs should be flled ln a sysLemaLlc manner followlng Lhe alphabeLlcally asslgned area for ease access and flllng All paLlenL daLa LhaL needs follow should be placed ln Lhe followup box for easy and accesslble reLrleval 8 1he L8 logbook whlch conslsL of Cu/lnaLlenL/ uead on Arrlval/vehlcular AccldenL cases should be accompllshed wlLh accuracy 1hls wlll serve as basls for fuLure medlcal reference 9 All slgnlflcanL assessmenL accompllshed by Lhe nurse should be reporLed and verlfled by Lhe resldenL physlclan lL should be properly reporLed and documenL ln Lhe paLlenL cllnlcal summary lndlcaLlng Lhe Llme daLe and Lhe seLLlng 10 1here should be only one person collecLlng slgnlflcanL daLa from Lhe paLlenL for lnlLlal assessmenL Lo prevenL dlsLurbances or amblgulLy ln Lhe parL of Lhe paLlenL glvlng lmporLanL lnformaLlon
236a1 assessmenL are performed regularly and are deLermlned by paLlenL's evolvlng response Lo care ollcles and rocedure LhaL ldenLlfy paLlenLs wlLh speclal needs 1 aLlenL wlLh speclal need requlres speclflc Lype of aLLenLlon dependlng on Lhe level and exLend of one's dlsablllLy or deflclency Lhus Lhese Lype of paLlenL needs much more aLLenLlon and dellcaLe care 2 ln order Lo ldenLlfy paLlenL wlLh speclal needs we should conslder assesslng Lhe paLlenL 1herefore lL requlres lmmedlaLe and Lhorough response llrsL we should conslder Lhelr level of undersLandlng and ablllLy Lo comprehend one's lnsLrucLlon Lhls ls very vlLal ln Lhe process due Lo Lhe reason LhaL lL wlll affecL our ablllLy Lo seL poslLlve relaLlonshlp Lo Lhe paLlenL 3 Second Lhelr physlcal prowess Lhls wlll subsLanLlaLe Lo our ablllLy Lo ldenLlfy Lo Lhelr medlcal aldlng maLerlals (eg wheelchalr/ sLreLcher eLc) 4 lourLh ls Lhelr supporLlve mechanlsm (eg parenLs/ slgnlflcanL oLhers) Lhls wlll glve us an ldea Lhe paLlenL ls ln facL ln need of furLher medlcal asslsLance 1he mere acL of someone aldlng Lhem ln Lhelr behalf slmply denoLes Lhelr dlsablllLy/ deflclency 3 Speclal medlcal records should be glven Lo Lhem ln cases LhaL Lhey have prevlous medlcal asslsLance from Lhe hosplLal 1hls wlll ald ln ldenLlfylng Lhelr prevlous medlcal LreaLmenL and we can furLher evaluaLe Lhe effecLlveness and Lhe LreaLmenL remedy ollcles and rocedure LhaL ldenLlfy Lhe speclflc Lype of assessmenL approprlaLe Lo Lhe needs of Lhe paLlenL wlLh speclal needs 1 1he Lype of assessmenL approprlaLe for paLlenL wlLh speclal needs and ordlnary cllenLs are [usL buL Lhe same ln core buL may dlffer ln Lhe amounL of Llme and efforL and level of dellverlng Lhe response (communlcaLlon) 2 ln cases of menLal reLardaLlon Lhe assessmenL enLalls Lhe gap dlfference ln age and maLurlLy Lhe effecLlveness of Lhe assessmenL wlll be dependenL on Lhe lmperaLlve lnformaLlon LhaL Lhe slgnlflcanL oLhers/ relaLlves wlll ald Lhe medlcal Leam slnce Lhey are Lhe one who can mosL relaLe/observe Lhe behavlor of Lhe cllenL 3 ln cases of physlcal dlsablllLy Lhelr speclflc assessmenL wlll be on Lhe speclflc physlcal affecLaLlon SlgnlflcanL flndlngs LhaL are vlLal ln Lhe recovery/allevlaLlon of Lhe dlsablllLy should be noLed
231a1 care ls dellvered ln a Llmely safe approprlaLe and coordlnaLed manner accordlng Lo care plans
ollcles and procedure on Lhe lmplemenLaLlon/ compllance of cllnlcal paLhway 1 1he cllnlcal paLhway ls Lhe baslc guldellne ln renderlng accuraLe and efflclenL medlcal LreaLmenL ln a sysLemaLlc manner lL should be Lhe core ln dellverlng ouLsLandlng medlcal ouLpuL 1here would be baslc guldellnes ln order Lo updaLe and relnforce Lhe cllnlcal paLhway dependlng on Lhe dlsease/ allmenL ldenLlfled 2 1he resldenL physlclan and Lhe nurses ln Lhelr respecLlve areas wlll be updaLed ln Lhe LranslLlon and collaboraLlon of Lhe cllnlcal paLhway so LhaL quallLy checklng wlll be lnlLlaLed Lhe company pollcy ln deLermlnlng and respondlng Lo dlsease wlll be ad[usLed dependlng on Lhe cllnlcal paLhway 3 1here would be a checkllsL ln dlfferenL dlsease condlLlon so LhaL proper monlLorlng and checklng wlll be consldered 1hls checkllsL musL be accompllshed by each area and musL be endorsed Lo succeedlng Leam 4 1here would be a dally census of dlfferenL dlsease and correspondlng LreaLmenL remedy so LhaL Lhe flow of work ln lndenLlfylng dlfferenL dlsease and LreaLmenL procedure wlll be monlLored and prlorlLlzaLlon on whlch medlcal allmenL requlres more aLLenLlon and prompL acLlon 3 1here would be a sLandard and updaLed cllnlcal paLhway handbook LhaL wlll serve as Lhe very reference of each LreaLmenL remedy ln cases LhaL Lhere would be an ad[usLmenL all concerned parLles (physlclan and nurses) wlll be updaLed 1he book ls open for any necessary revlslon lf necessary
231a2 care ls dellvered ln a Llmely safe approprlaLe and coordlnaLed manner accordlng Lo care plans MonlLorlng reporLs lf none ask paLlenL charLs and look aL docLor's order and medlcaLlon sheeL MonlLorlng reporLs are aLLached ln Lhe medlcal cllnlcal summary ln Lhe nurse Supervlsors Logbook lndlcaLlng LhaL all paLlenL charLs were carefully monlLored and scruLlnlzed ln dally basls and furLher subdlvlded lnLo premonlLorlng and posL monlLorlng phase verlflcaLlon of orders and accuracy ln dellverlng Lhe medlcal orders ls Lhe maln concern All paLlenL charLs LhaL are consldered MCP sLaLus wlll be furLher evaluaLed and rechecked by Lhe nurse Supervlsors more so anoLher quallLy checklng wlll be made by Lhe head of Lhe record secLlon and phlhealLh offlcer
233a1 care ls coordlnaLed Lo ensure conLlnulLy and Lo avold dupllcaLlon ollcles and rocedure lndlcaLlng Lhe exLenL of dupllcaLe assessmenL and LreaLmenL performed by Lralnees 1 All assessmenL made by Lhe Lralnees wlll be verlfled by Lhe deparLmenL head ln cases LhaL Lhere are dlscrepancy Lhe nurse supervlsor wlll lnLerfere and wlll make necessary ad[usLmenL 1ralnees wlll be glven ample Llme Lo prepare and updaLe Lhemselves ln proper assessmenL followlng Lhe sLandard core of pracLlce 2 1ralnees ln Lhe perspecLlve of developlng necessary skllls ln assesslng paLlenL Shadowlng Learnlng Lxperlence wlll be lnlLlaLed 1hls wlll ald ln nurLurlng Lhe Lralnees ln Lerms LhaL Lhey could easlly ldenLlfy wlLh Lhe sysLem ln cases LhaL Lhey needed conflrmaLlon or verlflcaLlon Lhelr lmmedlaLe head wlll be Lhere Lo asslsL Lhem 3 SLandard procedure wlll be followed by Lhe Lralnees ln organlzlng plannlng and evaluaLlng Lhelr respecLlve cllenLs 1hey wlll follow a speclflc sequence/ paLLern of assessmenL for ease ldenLlflcaLlon and recordlng Should Lhere be any changes ln Lhe formaL Lhey wlll be lmmedlaLely noLlfled 4 1ralnees should noL acL alone unless Lhe clrcumsLances requlred Lhem Lo Powever ln a conLrolled envlronmenL Lhey should acL ln coordlnaLlon wlLh Lhe medlcal Leam 3 All Lralnee should accompllsh a requlred number of cases before Lhey wlll pass Lhe Lralnlng program Lhls wlll ensure LhaL Lhelr level of awareness and exposure Lo cerLaln Lralnlng programs ls enough Lo enLall new responslblllLy
ollcles and procedures lndlcaLlng Lhe exLenL of dupllcaLe assessmenL and LreaLmenLs performed by Lhe Lralnee ln respecL Lo paLlenL rlghLs 1 1he rlghL Lo recelve lnformaLlon from physlclans and Lo dlscuss Lhe beneflLs rlsks and cosLs of approprlaLe LreaLmenL alLernaLlves 1hls wlll be Lhe very foundaLlon ln whlch Lhey wlll dellver approprlaLe care Lo Lhe paLlenL Lhe Lralnee wlll always conslder Lhe welfare of Lhe paLlenL 1he Lralnees wlll verlfy lf Lhe paLlenL full undersLood Lhe scenarlo of hls/her LreaLmenL ln cases LhaL Lhe paLlenL requlres more lnformaLlon and explanaLlon Lhe Lralnee should noLlfy Lhe aLLendlng physlclan Lo make necessary ad[usLmenLs 2 1he rlghL Lo make declslons regardlng Lhe healLh care LhaL ls recommended by Lhe physlclan Lhe Lralnee should glve enough Llme for Lhe paLlenL Lo declde whlch LreaLmenL wlll besL sulL hls/her needs 1he nurse wlll acL ln Lhe besL lnLeresL of Lhe paLlenL 3 1he rlghL Lo courLesy respecL dlgnlLy responslveness and Llmely aLLenLlon Lo healLh needs 1hls wlll be Lhe baslc aLLlLude of Lhe Lralnee ln renderlng healLh care servlce 1he Lralnee should ad[usL Lo Lhe needs of Lhe cllenL wlLhouL sacrlflclng Lhe essence of hls/her work 4 1he rlghL Lo confldenLlallLy Lhe Lralnee wlll make sure LhaL all vlLal and personal lnformaLlon wlll noL be dlvulge rlsklng Lhe ldenLlLy of Lhe cllenL 1he Lralnee musL see Lo lL LhaL all lnformaLlon ln very confldenLlal and senslLlve ln naLure 3 1he rlghL Lo conLlnulLy of healLh care Lhe Lralnee should provlde baslc healLh educaLlon Lo paLlenL relaLlves so LhaL Lhey wlll conLlnue Lhe poslLlve medlcal progress LhaL Lhe paLlenL recelves And ln cases LhaL Lhe paLlenL furLher explanaLlon and Llme Lhe Lralnee should make necessary modlflcaLlon 6 1he baslc rlghL Lo have adequaLe healLh care adequacy of healLh care wlll be aLLaln by empaLhlzlng wlLh Lhe paLlenL and wlLh hls/her currenL condlLlon 1he Lralnee should LreaL Lhe paLlenL ln a hollsLlc manner wlLhouL compromlslng Lhe quallLy of Lhe medlcal servlce
233a2 care ls coordlnaLed Lo ensure conLlnulLy and Lo avold dupllcaLlon MonlLorlng reporLs on compllance Lo pollcles and procedure on dupllcaLe assessmenLs and LreaLmenLs
1he deparLmenL heads are Lask Lo monlLor Lhe progress and accuracy of assessmenL and LreaLmenL 1here ls a dally and monLhly evaluaLlon so LhaL we can ensure Lhe sLablllLy ln Lhe relnforcemenL of Lhe pollcy ln cerLaln cases LhaL Lhere are dupllcaLe assessmenL and LreaLmenLs lnvolve parLles wlll be called and necessary dlsclpllnary measures wlll be lnlaLlaLed