Rourke Baby Record
Encyclopedia
The Rourke Baby Record is a pediatric
record widely used in Canada
, and provides practice guidelines to physician
s for the care of Canadian neonates, infants and toddlers. "The Rourke," as it's called among Canadian family physicians and pediatricians, is published by the Canadian Pediatric Society, and is intended for general use with patients ages 0–5 years. It enables clinicians charged with the care of newborns to track development and physical exam data in a standardized and nationally recognized framework from birth onwards, as well as nutrition, immunization status and other milestones. Because of its centrality to the care of infants in Canada, the Rourke guide is retained with the child's chart
and establishes a record of proper care
. As such it is also a medicolegal
document.
periods by age:
Pediatrics
Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...
record widely used in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and provides practice guidelines to physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
s for the care of Canadian neonates, infants and toddlers. "The Rourke," as it's called among Canadian family physicians and pediatricians, is published by the Canadian Pediatric Society, and is intended for general use with patients ages 0–5 years. It enables clinicians charged with the care of newborns to track development and physical exam data in a standardized and nationally recognized framework from birth onwards, as well as nutrition, immunization status and other milestones. Because of its centrality to the care of infants in Canada, the Rourke guide is retained with the child's chart
Medical record
The terms medical record, health record, and medical chart are used somewhat interchangeably to describe the systematic documentation of a single patient's medical history and care across time within one particular health care provider's jurisdiction....
and establishes a record of proper care
Standard of care
In tort law, the standard of care is the degree of prudence and caution required of an individual who is under a duty of care.The requirements of the standard are closely dependent on circumstances. Whether the standard of care has been breached is determined by the trier of fact, and is usually...
. As such it is also a medicolegal
Medicolegal
Medicolegal is something that involves both medical and legal aspects, mainly:*Medical jurisprudence, a branch of medicine*Medical law, a branch of law...
document.
Original Authors
- Dr. Leslie Rourke MD, CCFP, MClinSc(FM), FCFP, FRRMS
- Dr. James Rourke MD, CCFP(EM), MClinSc(FM), FCFP, FRRMS, LLD
Screening Intervals
The record is split into four guides focusing on different screeningScreening (medicine)
Screening, in medicine, is a strategy used in a population to detect a disease in individuals without signs or symptoms of that disease. Unlike what generally happens in medicine, screening tests are performed on persons without any clinical sign of disease....
periods by age:
- Guide I: 1 week, 2 weeks (optional), 1 month
- Guide II: 2 months, 4 months, 6 months
- Guide III: 9 months, 12 months, 15 months
- Guide IV: 18 months, 2–3 years, 4–5 years