What Would Be an Appropriate Statement to Include in an Incident

question 1

Multiple Choice

What would be an appropriate statement to include in an incident report?

• A) The PTA reported to the PT that the patient fell today and injured her shoulder when she hit the floor.
• B) The patient missed the chair while sitting down, but he did not fall to the floor.
• C) The patient reported that the PTA stopped him from falling off the bed today.
• D) The PTA reported that the nursing staff "dropped" the patient onto the mat from standing without injury to the patient.

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