The Nurse Working in a Hospital That Utilizes a Charting

question 15

Multiple Choice

The nurse working in a hospital that utilizes a charting by exception (CBE) documentation system notes that a client did not require care in all of the areas identified on a flow sheet.What action should the nurse take?

• A)Leave the areas blank.
• B)Leave the areas blank,but then add an extensive explanation in the progress notes section of the chart.
• C)Write N/A on the flow sheet in the areas that are not applicable to that client.
• D)Make sure this information gets passed along in the shift report.

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