Charting Do’s & Don’ts

Do you ever find yourself pondering whether information should be included within your charting note?

We’ve all experienced the confusion & frustration associated with patient documentation. It’s challenging to document concisely with the plethora of information gathered and deciding what is most crucial without excluding important details.

When I started in the dietetics field, I searched Google far & wide resulting in little to no information pertaining to this topic. Search no more! This do’s & don’ts list is designed to explain the basics of charting criteria.

By downloading “Charting Do’s and Don’ts” you’ll be able to:  

• Reduce documentation time
• Decipher between essential & not so important data
• Achieve a clearer more summarized document by including only essential data

Now that you have aced the ins and outs of charting check out the ADIME nutrition assessment charting form that puts it all into play.