During a change of shift reporting, a nurse has to substitute for a healthcare provider to care for a client. Which process would be most effective for the nurse's change-of-shift reporting?
A) Use the clinical care path as the guide.
B) Record any failure in achieving short-term goals.
C) Prepare a written summary for the oncoming nurse.
D) Report on specific nursing diagnosis.
C
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On change-of-shift reporting, the nurse should prepare a written summary for the incoming nurse. The nurse is required to report on each nursing diagnosis or problem, not only on the specified nursing diagnosis. The nurse should record a success in the achievement of a short- or long-term goal. The nurse should not report on a failure in achieving goals. The nurse should use a nursing care plan and not a clinical care path as the guide when the nurse cares for the client.
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