A portable file that contains and organizes the Kardex forms for each patient on the ursing unit
What is a Kardex file
Read the ENTIRE order
What is the first step in transcribing orders
A method used by the doctor to notify the nursing staff that a new set of orders have been written
What is flagging
The process of recording all new doctors' orders onto each patients Kardex form
What is Kardexing
Orders for a patient that are called into a health care facility by the doctor
What are telephoned orders
A form on which the HUC records doctor's orders; it is used by the nursing staff for quick reference to patient's charts
What is a kardex form
Notations written in black or red ink on the doctor's order sheet to indicate completion of a step of the transcription procedure
What are symbols