When Charting, Remember That Medical Charts Are _______________ Documents as Well

question 46

Short Answer

When charting, remember that medical charts are _______________ documents as well as medical documents.

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Definitions:

Anterograde Amnesia

A loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, leading to an inability to recall the recent past, while long-term memories from before the event remain intact.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A severe form of dissociation, a mental process, resulting in a lack of connection in a person's thoughts, memory, and sense of identity, formerly known as multiple personality disorder.

Integrate Personalities

The process of merging different aspects or fragments of personality into a cohesive self-identity.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A psychological disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states that control a person's behavior in different ways.