Policies and procedures of Male Ward

AN-NUAIRYIAH GENERAL Departmental Policy and Procedure (DPP)

HOSPITAL
POLICY NO: 24 Replaces NO: NEW NO OF PAGE: 1 OF 2
TITLE: NURSING KARDEX ISSUE DATE: EFFECTIVE DATE:
SEPTEMBER 2016 JANUARY 2017
REVIEW DATE: JANUARY APPLIES TO: MALE WARD STAFF
2019

24.1 DEFINITION

Nursing Kardex is a series of flip cards usually kept in a specific location or

in a portable file. It consist of all the patients information.

24.2 OBJECTIVE

1. To provide information on the

a. Personal data
b. physician’s orders
c. Medications
d. Treatment
e. Procedures
f. intravenous therapy
g. Laboratory and other diagnostics
h. Allergies
i. Diet

24.3 POLICY
1. The patients Kardex originates in the unit to which the patient is admitted.
2. Upon admission the nurse writes all the information of the patient on the
kardex
a. Personal date
b. Physician’s order
c. Laboratories, radiologic studies
d. Medications
e. Special procedures and information
3. Kardex should be used as means of communication between shifts and nurses
and used at handover of shifts.
4. Kardex is updated with each change of orders.
 Policies and procedures of Male Ward

AN-NUAIRYIAH GENERAL Departmental Policy and Procedure (DPP)

HOSPITAL
POLICY NO: 24 Replaces NO: NEW NO OF PAGE: 2 OF 2
TITLE: NURSING KARDEX ISSUE DATE: EFFECTIVE DATE:
SEPTEMBER 2016 JANUARY 2017
REVIEW DATE: JANUARY APPLIES TO: MALE WARD STAFF
2019

APPROVAL:

NAME SIGNATURE DATE

Prepared by: Ms. KIMBERLY R. RABANAL

Head Nurse, Male Ward
Reviewed by: DR.MUSTAFA EL-SHERBINI
Quality Director
Reviewed by: Ms. MARITES O. DATUNGPUTI
Nursing Director
Approved by: DR.JAMAL EL-GHARIB
Medical Director
Approved by: MR. HAMAD AYED AL-
QAHTANI
Hospital Director