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| Reporting | The verbal sharing of resident/patient information. |
| Recording | The writing of resident/patient information. It also refers to entering resident data in an electronic charting system. Recording is often referred to as charting or documenting. |
| Concise | Expressing much in few words. |
| Military Time | 24-hour clock. The hours are numbered from 0000 or 2400 through 2300. |
| Incident Report | A concise objective report of an unexpected event. The purpose is to collect information about what happened. The purpose is not to assign blame. |
| Body Language | This is one form of non-verbal communication and it sends messages just like words do. |
| Resident Care Plan | An individualized plan for each resident. It is developed to help achieve goals of care. This plan list tasks that each member of the care team must perform. |
| Resident Medical Record | A permanent, confidential, and legal collection of medical information that includes assessments, implementations, evaluations, management plans, and progress notes. |
| CareTracker | One example of a computer program designed to make it easy for nurse aides and other staff to accurately document resident care. |
| ADL | Activities of Daily Living. ADLs include bathing, dressing, caring for teeth, skin, nails, and hair, walking, transferring, toileting, and eating and drinking. |
| abd | abdomen |
| ac, AC | Before meals |
| ad lib | As desired |
| amb | Ambulatory, able to walk |
| bid | Two times a day |
| BM | Bowel Movement |
| BP or B/P | Blood Pressure |
| STAT | At once, immediately |
| w/c | Wheelchair |
| c/o | Complains of |
| CHF | Congestive heart failure |
| DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
| Dx or dx | Diagnosis – what is wrong with the resident, what illness |
| FBS | Fasting blood sugar |
| FWB | Full weight bearing |
| HS | Hour of sleep, bedtime |
| inc | Incontinent |
| NPO | Nothing by mouth |
| NWB | Non weight bearing |
| OOB | Out of bed |
| TID | Three times a day |
| pc | After meals |
| PRN or prn | As necessary |
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Jimmy C. Draughn High School |
| Valdese, NC |
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