I need your help to find a meaning behind two words

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Specializes in Neurology/ Adult Psychiatry.

Dear Nurses,

I came across few words that I don't understand... can you help me find their meaning? Do you know what "kurve ark" is in relation to a patient being transfered from one unit to another postop. It's probably refers to perioperative observation chart, but I'm not 100% sure.

Thank you!

ITK

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Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.

Is this homework? Or does your facility use this term?

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Specializes in Neurology/ Adult Psychiatry.

In my spear time I do medical translations / interpretations and once in a while I have terms that even nurses are puzzled with. :confused:

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Are you 100% sure of the spelling of the term?

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is this your spelling, from listening to dictation? Kurve appears to be germanic in origin. ??

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Specializes in Neurology/ Adult Psychiatry.

"Kurve", it is German, but in combination with "ark", I don't know what to think...

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Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.

No clue. I have never used or heard. I even tried to Google.

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When I Googled, everything came up in what I'm guessing is maybe Danish? Is this term being used in a document that's in English? I didn't translate any of the pages, but something seemed to say something about hypotension d/t anesthesia.

https://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sugexp=chrome,mod=0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=%22kurve+ark%22

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Specializes in Neurology/ Adult Psychiatry.

Thank you all! I found it :yelclap:... it is diagram/ chart of medical records. In Germany it's called Stationskurve. "Curve sheets" - in Norwegian. That was a little challenge!

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Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.

Interesting! I have never ever heard of that word.

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