When documenting in a patient's chart, the nurse should:
a. include speculation.
b. chart consecutively.
c. leave blank spaces.
d. include retaliatory comments.
B
A nurse should not write retaliatory or critical comments about a patient or care by other health care professionals. The nurse should not leave blank spaces in the nurse's notes. The nurse should be certain the entry is factual and not speculate or guess. The nurse should chart consecutively, line by line.
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