Which of the Following Chart Entries Represents a Pitfall in Documentation

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following chart entries represents a pitfall in documentation?

• A) Restless and combative; SaO2 87%
• B) Patient demanding and difficult to please
• C) Discovered in bathroom; instructed to ask for assistance before ambulating
• D) Three-centimeter area of serosanguineous drainage noted on the dressing to the left hip

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value in a sorted list of numbers, which divides the data set into two halves.

IQR

Interquartile range, a measure of statistical dispersion being the difference between the 75th and 25th percentiles, or quartiles, in a data set.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set, giving an indication of the data's dispersion or variability.

Median

The middle value in a set of numbers, which separates the higher half from the lower half.