NUCL 152 Patient Chart Records

School of Health and Human Services

NUCL 152 Patient Chart Records introduces the learner to the forms used to create patient charts in the hospital. Information is given about how to create a patient admission chart, additional forms added to a chart to individualize it for a specific patient and the Nursing Unit Clerk's responsibilities for patient charts and chart forms. Actual forms are used for practice.

Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing Unit Clerk program

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Course Details
Total number of weeks8
Total Credits
Total Hours75
Typical hours per week breakdown
Other75

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. List the functions of the chart
  2. State charting rules and procedures
  3. State the function of the various forms within standard forms, surgical forms and supplemental forms
  4. Describe the NUC’s responsibilities for a pre-operative chart
  5. Describe the NUC’s responsibilities for a post-operative chart
  6. State the information the NUC transcribes to various forms within standard forms, surgical forms and supplemental forms
  7. Create a mock patient chart with the chart forms in the correct order
  8. Transcribe appropriate information to the various chart forms
  9. State the maintenance procedures required for charts

Teaching and Learning Approach

Online students create and follow their own study schedule. The instructor is available by phone during office hours for one-on-one support. Emails can be sent at any time and will be answered during office hours.

Student will be expected to:

· complete graded items according to the due dates found in the online course calendar;

· participate in the online discussion forum with their classmates regarding how to individualize an admission chart for a specific patient;

· create a mock chart for each assignment, following the information presented in the course;

· complete a mid-course exam based on the first half of the course; and

· complete a final exam based on all the information in the course, with emphasis on the second half.

Learning Resources

Required:

A 3-inch binder with 15 section dividers to file the chart forms from this course into; to act as a mock patient chart binder.

The chart forms used for this course are uploaded as PDF files in the online course. These are to be printed and filed into your Patient Chart Binder to create an example chart. Print and file the following:

· Standard Forms

· Surgical Forms

· Supplemental Forms

Recommended:

The textbooks for the MTED 100 and MTED 101 Medical Terminology courses are good resources for review of your medical terminology:

· Language of Medicine

Detailed Course Content, Topics, and Sequence Covered

1. 1. Topic One: The Patient Chart Functions of the chart Charting rules and procedures

2. 2. Topic Two: Chart Forms Introduction to Chart Forms Chart Forms Types of Chart Forms Order of the Chart Part One: Standard Forms Introduction to Standard Forms Standard Chart Pack Forms Care Guide/Plan of Care Diversity of Standard Forms

3. 3. Topic Two: Chart Forms Part Two: Surgical Forms Introduction to Surgical Forms Pre-operative Responsibilities Post-operative Responsibilities Diversity of Surgical Forms

4. 4. Topic Two: Chart Forms Part Three: Supplemental Forms Introduction to Supplemental Forms Diversity of Supplemental Forms

5. 5. Topic Three: Chart Maintenance

6. 6. Complete Case Study Discussion: Individualizing a Chart

7. 7. Topic Three: Chart Maintenance

Assessment

TitleLearning OutcomesValue
Welcome Discussion1%
Assignment #17,825%
Midcourse Exam1.2.3.620%
Assignment #27.825%
Case Study Discussion3,44%
Final Exam1,2,3,4,5,6,925%
Total100%

Grading Table

Standard Nursing Unit Clerk, Medical Transcription, Editing and Documentation, and Pharmacy Technician Programs Grading Table

Percentage Letter Grade GPA
96 - 100 A+ 4.33
92-95 A 4.00
89-91 B+ 3.33
86-88 B 3.00
83-85 C+ 2.33
80-82 C 2.00
79 & lower F 0.00

See the Academic Calendar for General Information including how to withdraw from course(s) and other regulations.

Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.