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Section Navigation Part 23 of 26 1. General Section 2. 1. Purpose and clinical relevance 3. 2. What the clinician must assess 4. Technique 5. Required data to chart 6. 4. Normal findings 7. 5. Abnormal findings 8. 6. Mode A — complete chartable narrative 9. 7. Mode B — guided documentation prompts 10. Subjective — ask 11. Objective — observe 12. Measure 13. 8. Interventions performed 14. 9. Patient and caregiver teaching 15. 10. Response and reassessment 16. 11. Physician or provider notification 17. 12. Red flags and emergency escalation 18. 13. Skilled-need justification 19. 14. Medical-necessity statement 20. 15. Homebound relevance 21. 16. Weak vs. strong documentation 22. 17. Common audit and denial risks 23. Smart phrases 24. Normal narrative bank — stable / at-baseline 25. Abnormal narrative bank — focused / at-risk 26. 19. Sources and clinical references Previous Next Smart phrases EMR dot-phrases; replace merge fields in braces. These supplement — not duplicate — disease-overlay smart phrases.
.GEN_NORMAL
Skilled general assessment: {well/ill}-appearing, {no/mild} distress, groomed, alert/interactive; nutrition/hydration adequate; denies fever/chills/weight change/appetite loss/night sweats; function at baseline; stable, no constitutional cluster. RN judgment applied to interpret the gestalt and screen for systemic change given {dx}. Continued skilled monitoring indicated.
.GEN_SURVEY
Appearance {well/ill}; distress {none/mild/mod/severe}; grooming/self-care {intact/declined}; interaction {alert/lethargic}; apparent nutrition {adequate/poor}; hydration {adequate/dry}.
.GEN_CONSTITUTIONAL
Fever/chills {y/n}; fatigue/malaise {y/n, impact}; unintentional weight {change/timeframe}; appetite {change}; night sweats {y/n}; cluster {none/possible sepsis/...}.
.GEN_SKILL
General survey interpreted vs baseline; recognized cluster {...}; coordinated evaluation {labs/MD}; reconciled constitutional finding with {med/dx}; directed focused assessment of {system}.
.GEN_TEACH
Reviewed constitutional warning signs (fever, weight loss, fatigue) and the call plan with {pt/cg}; method {teach-back}; mastery {##}%.
.GEN_COORD
Provider notified at {time} re {constitutional finding/cluster}; reported {content}; order received {evaluation}; reassessment {when}.
.GEN_SAFETY
Call for fever, unintentional weight loss, or worsening fatigue; 911 for fever with confusion or acute change in mental status.
.GEN_NECESSITY
Skilled nursing required today to {action} for {RN-level reason} given {dx}, resulting in {measurable effect}.
Section Navigation Part 23 of 26 1. General Section 2. 1. Purpose and clinical relevance 3. 2. What the clinician must assess 4. Technique 5. Required data to chart 6. 4. Normal findings 7. 5. Abnormal findings 8. 6. Mode A — complete chartable narrative 9. 7. Mode B — guided documentation prompts 10. Subjective — ask 11. Objective — observe 12. Measure 13. 8. Interventions performed 14. 9. Patient and caregiver teaching 15. 10. Response and reassessment 16. 11. Physician or provider notification 17. 12. Red flags and emergency escalation 18. 13. Skilled-need justification 19. 14. Medical-necessity statement 20. 15. Homebound relevance 21. 16. Weak vs. strong documentation 22. 17. Common audit and denial risks 23. Smart phrases 24. Normal narrative bank — stable / at-baseline 25. Abnormal narrative bank — focused / at-risk 26. 19. Sources and clinical references Previous Next