Admit and Transfer orders
ADMIT/TRANSFER: floor, room, service, attending, residents.
DIAGNOSIS: list in order of priority.
CONDITION: good, stable, fair, guarded, critical, etc. DO NOT PUT CONDITION AS STABLE! Use "Fair". If they are stable, send them home!
VITALS: q4h, q shift, routine, per ICU protocol.
ACTIVITY: ad lib, bed rest, up to chair, ambulate tid, etc.
DIET: regular, ADA (diabetic) 1600 calorie, low sodium, clear liquid, NPO, etc.
INS AND OUTS: strict, routine, ad lib, etc.
IV FLUIDS: 0.9 NS at 120 mL/h, or at 6 hour rate, etc.
DRAINS: Foley to gravity, nasogastric tube to intermittent suction, etc.
MEDS: antibiotics, anticoagulants, antiemetics, insulin, O2, pain meds, etc.
ALLERGIES: specific medications, NKDA, etc.
LABS: CBC, chemistries, X-rays, EKGs, pulse oximetries, etc.
MONITORS: arterial line, noninvasive BP, CVP, pulse ox, telemetry, etc.
RESPIRATORY CARE: nebulizer treatments, endotracheal suctioning, etc.
DRESSING CARE: dressing changes, compression stockings, etc.
HOUSE OFFICER CALLS: Notify H.O. if BP>150/100, temp>101 deg. F, etc.
Medical Notes:
Admit/Transfer Orders
Progress (SOAP) Note
Discharge Summary
Procedure Note
Discharge Summary
Off-Service Note
Pre-Operative Notes
Operative Note
Post-Operative Note
Death Note
Post-Partum Note
Delivery Note
Cardiology Progress Note and Consult
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