A Nurse Is Educating a Student Nurse About Documentation

question 30

Multiple Choice

A nurse is educating a student nurse about documentation. The nurse recognizes that additional teaching is required when the student nurse states:

• A) "Documentation serves as a temporary part of the medical record."
• B) "Documentation is one of the most important tasks that I'll perform in nursing."
• C) "Documentation is the act of charting pertinent information related to a patient."
• D) "Documentation is evidence of what transpired during an event requiring medical care."

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