Charting and

Hospital Flaggings &

Forms(IDH)
Kardex

Kardex (plural Kardexes) (medicine) A medical-patient information

system which uses forms preprinted on durable card stock; loosely, any

similar system for paper-based record-keeping. The device used to hold

the cards of such a system.

Personal Information
Special Orders and Hospital Info
Medications Ordered
Laboratories and Procedures:
 ACTIVITY: FILL-UP THE KARDEX

Please use your copy of the Kardex, if you don’t have, use the different sections of the Kardex, as presented
in the slides and fill them up.
Flaggings
These are small color coded cards, usually the size of 2” x 3”. They contain
updated information about what is currently being done or are to be done with
the patient. These cards help nurses endorse the situation of their patient faster
without looking into the chart. As the procedure, IV bottle or special order is
done, they are being crushed out from the flaggings in order for the information
to remain updated.
Colors of Flagging Used in IDH
Yellow flaggings- These contain the list of IV fluids that are running on the patient. Bottle
number, rate, kind and when it was started and when it is due is found there.

Pink Flaggings: These contain special orders for the patient like TPR and MIO monitoring, CBG
monitoring or special precautions like seizure precautions, fall hazard and other orders specified
by the physician.

Blue flaggings- These contain the list of laboratories ordered for the patient.

Green Flaggings- These contain the operation to be done on the patient including diagnostic
procedures, schedules and materials needed.
Sample Flaggings:
Yellow flaggings- These contain the list of IV fluids that are running on the
patient. Bottle number, rate, kind and when it was started and when it is due is
found there.

10 10
IV fluids=Yellow
date L &sign R at the
lower bottom
write the bottle no.
#1
 Pink Flaggings: These contain special orders for the patient like TPR and MIO
monitoring, CBG monitoring or special precautions like seizure precautions,
fall hazard and other orders specified by the physician.

>MIO q shift and >MIO q shift and record

record
>Watch out for any
>Watch out for any untoward signs and symptoms
untoward signs and >Seizure precaution, prepare padded tongue depressor at
symptoms bedside
>Seizure precaution, >Please turn patient every 2 hours, left-flat-right-flat.
prepare padded tongue
depressor at bedside
>Please turn patient
every 2 hours, left-flat-
right-flat.
Miscellaneous=Pink
date L &sign R at the
lower bottom
Blue flaggings- These contain the list of laboratories
ordered for the patient.

For rpt. S. For rpt. S. K+ 3 hrs p last cycle of

K+ 3 hrs p Rapid K+ infusion
last cycle
of Rapid
K+ infusion
Laboratories=Blue
date L &sign R at the
lower bottom
Green Flaggings- These contain the operation to be
done on the patient including diagnostic procedures,
schedules and materials needed.

Schedule for
appendectomy Schedule for appendectomy
on 9/29/2020 on 9/29/2020 under Dr.
under Dr. Anayan, Dr. Rico for
Anayan, Dr. Anesthesiologist.
Rico for
Anesthesiologist.
Medication Cards:
These are small , color coded cards, usually the size of 1” x 2”. They contain the name of the patient,
doctor and room number, the name of the medication including brand and generic name, stock dose,
desired dose and timing.

They are color coded according to the routes the medication are to be given.

White Medication Card- for Oral Medications

Yellow Medication Card- for IV Medications

Pink Medication Card- for other routes of medications like topical, ophthalmic, otic etc.
Sample Medication Cards Used
in IDH:
White Medication Card- for oral
medications

Alluporinol (Llanol) 300mg /tab

1 tab
OD
Alluporinol 8
(Llanol)
300mg /tab
1 tab
OD
8
Medication flag=white,
1 medication, 1 flag
PRN meds, standing
meds
date L &sign R at the 8- 12 -4 -8

lower bottom
IV meds on yellow med
flag
Yellow Medication Card- for IV Medications

Cefuroxime (Zegen) 750 mg IVTT

250 mg IVTT q 8H

8 4 12
Cefuroxime (Zegen)
750 mg IVTT
250 mg IVTT q 8H

8 4 12
Pink Medication Card- for other routes of medications
like topical, ophthalmic, otic etc.

Zinc Oxide

Apply to affected area

Zinc Oxide TID
8 1 6
Apply to affected
area
TID
8 1 6
Fill the different flaggings and medication
cards with the data found in the order sheet
You can just use your notebook, but make sure to draw medication cards and flaggings on them with
their respective colors.
Pink Flaggings:
>MIO q shift and record
>Watch out for any untoward
signs and symptoms
>Seizure precaution, prepare
padded tongue depressor at
bedside
>Please turn patient every 2
hours, left-flat-right-flat.
TPR
SHEET
NURSES
NOTES
MIO
SHEET
KARDEX