In-patient hospital chart (CLICK HERE TO PROCEED)

Finding what you need in a hospital chart can be like finding a needle in a haystack.

This activity was designed to help you practice navigating the different sections of a typical in-patient chart, what lives in each section, and where to find key information that you will need to get to know your patient and stay on top of what is going on with her case from a team perspective...

As you go, please complete scavenger hunt document (make a copy and hand in):

Charting orientation activity

*NOTE: You can use the back arrow on your browser to navigate forward and backward inside the chart in order to explore the different sections.

**Note any acronyms or terms, forms, etc. you don't recognize, as well as questions or confusions that come up as you go.

***Practice reading "diagonally": scan the documents for key information. Notice where you find the "gems".