Which option is the best option?

[fxmama]

What would you do when you have incomplete medical records for a patient?[TABLE=width: 90%]

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[TD]Treat to the best of my ability and knowledge[/TD]

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[TD] Take time to find the records[/TD]

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[TD] Ask a supervisor what to do[/TD]

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[TD] Ask the patient what to do[/TD]

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[TD] Look at what has been done in the past in similar situations[/TD]

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[TD] Wait until someone tells me what to do[/TD]

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So it's obviously not asking the patient! LoL, but which of the options would you say is the best option in this kind of situation?

[diana2520]

pt safety, its really not enough information...how is the diagnosis, you have to treat the pt to your best ability then think of records. pt first, machines and papers later...my reasoning