Charting Is One of the Nurse's Most Important Functions

question 10

Multiple Choice

Charting is one of the nurse's most important functions.Which of the following is the most important purpose of charting?

• A)To communicate to other members of the client's health care team.
• B)To evaluate the staff's performance.
• C)To provide information for a nursing audit.
• D)To enable physicians to monitor nursing care.

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Definitions:

Perception

The process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions to give meaning to their environment.

Perceptual Process

The sequence of steps that includes the receipt, organization, and interpretation of stimulants from the environment through our senses.

First Impression

The initial judgment or perception one forms about another person or situation, based typically on very limited information.

Stereotype

A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing, often based on limited or superficial information.