The Patient Has Fallen When Trying to Climb Out of Bed

question 1

Multiple Choice

The patient has fallen when trying to climb out of bed. The nurse:

• A) needs to complete an incident report as a risk management document.
• B) completes an incident report since it is a permanent part of the medical record.
• C) must document that an incident report was completed in the medical record.
• D) should say nothing about the incident in the medical record.

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