A Patient Incident Occurred on the Nursing Unit

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient incident occurred on the nursing unit. What should the nurse caring for the patient do in regard to the incident report?

• A) Carefully document the completion of an incident report in the nurse's notes.
• B) Write a recommendation for future prevention of such incidents in the report.
• C) Include only the facts and the nurse's observations in the incident report.
• D) Assist the nursing supervisor who will write the report.
• E) Include documentation in the medical record about the event that mandated completion of an incident report.

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