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Order Writing
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| Writing orders is a basic skill that is learned early in the third year. The basics of patient care in the hospital are: |
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History and physical |
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Problem list |
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3.)
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Differential diagnosis |
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Admission orders for patient care and appropriate labs and x-rays |
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Formulating a diagnosis and treatment plan |
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Daily review of the patient's status and response to treatment |
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Daily orders based on the patient's status |
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8.)
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Discharge orders |
| As you can see from the list above, there are three types of orders: |
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Admission orders |
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Daily orders |
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3.)
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Discharge orders |
The purpose of this module is to learn order writing formats.