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  1. Pertinent Negatives (PN) are used when the clinician documents why they DID NOT perform a procedure. Example: If Aspirin is part of the agency protocol for hest Pain but was not administered, the reason should be documented.

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  2. The pertinent negative is this wonderful concept that gives us a broader way of looking at something. Imagine you are a detective looking for evidence for a missing person, you go to their home and try to find out what’s not there and try to figure out the situation.

  3. Mar 31, 2023 · The pertinent negative is this wonderful concept that gives us a broader way of looking at something. Imagine you are a detective looking for evidence for a missing person, you go to their...

  4. Sep 24, 2016 · In the medical community, they use pertinent negatives to narrow down choices to formulate a correct diagnosis. For example, if the patient’s chief complaint is chest pain, pertinent negatives could be: No history of trauma to the chest. No history of fever or productive cough. No past history of similar symptoms. No pain to the ribs.

  5. Nov 24, 2021 · Identifying the pertinent negative in human interaction helps people see past the biases and around cultural holes in their perception in order to see more of the situation, which enables better communication and understanding between people.

  6. Nov 13, 2021 · The pertinent negative is a concept that encourages one to look for what they cannot see so as to avoid biased judgments. According to Burkus (2016), the pertinent negative concept applies to...

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  8. Jul 12, 2020 · Pertinent negatives point away from associated complications (“He denied shortness of breath”) and rule out other diagnoses (“He denied headache, neck stiffness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dysuria, and rash”).

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