Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010A1
| Data Element Name: | NPO (Nothing by Mouth) For Entire Hospital Stay |
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| Collected For: | , |
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| Definition: | There is documentation to demonstrate that the patient has had NO oral intake of food, fluid, or medications for the entire hospitalization.
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Was the patient NPO throughout the entire hospital stay? |
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| Format: | | Length: | |
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| Type: | Alphanumeric |
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| Occurs: | |
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| Allowable Values: |
Y (Yes, the patient was NPO throughout the entire hospital stay.)
N (No, the patient was not NPO throughout the entire hospital stay OR unable to determine from medical record documentation)
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| Notes for Abstraction: | Answer “Yes” for this data element only if the patient was kept NPO during the entire hospitalization and was discharged/transferred/deceased NPO. This response should not be used in any other circumstances.
The delivery of food, fluid, or medication via a nasogastric tube, orogastric tube, or percutaneous gastrostomy tube should be independent of the assessment of NPO.
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
- Nursing notes
- Progress notes
- Physician’s notes
- Discharge summary
- Dietitian notes
- Speech pathology notes
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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| Inclusion | Exclusion |
- NPO
- Nothing by mouth
- Nulle Per Os
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NPO (Nothing by Mouth) For Entire Hospital Stay
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures (2010A1)
Discharges 04-01-10 (2Q10) through 09-30-10 (3Q10)
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