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- A pertinent negative would be the patient answering "no" to a question that helps narrow down what's going on. For a patient with chest pain, if the patient answers no to hemoptysis (coughing up blood), it helps to rule out things like pulmonary embolism.
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PERTINENT NEGATIVE 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. This is done using PN values.
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Feb 14, 2013 · A pertinent negative would be the patient answering "no" to a question that helps narrow down what's going on. For a patient with chest pain, if the patient answers no to hemoptysis (coughing up blood), it helps to rule out things like pulmonary embolism.
Oct 7, 2022 · Learn More: https://www.prepareforems.com The Paramedic Coach explains what a pertinent negative is, how to screen for them and how to document them in your charting.
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May 11, 2009 · Consider these possible associated signs or pertinent negatives for a patient with an abdominal pain complaint: Fever. Blood in stool or urine. Persistent diarrhea. Persistent vomiting. Inability...
Please reference the NEMSIS White Paper describing the use of NOT Values, Pertinent Negatives, and Nill: https://nemsis.org/media/nemsis_v3/master/UsageGuides/NEMSIS_V3_1_EMSDataSet_Pertinent_Negative_NOT_and_Nil_Attribute_Usage.pdf NOT Values Accepted (14) Indication of which of the following three NOT values is acceptable.
Pertinent Negative Values (PN) (#9, #14) A list of Pertinent Negative Values which can be associated with a data element. Not all data elements accept Pertinent Negative Values.
Mar 31, 2020 · That includes documenting the pertinent positive findings as well as the pertinent negative findings, ensuring that the PCR is “completely accurate,” as well as “accurately complete.”
