Assessment documentation should include all of the following except
a. What the resident said
b. Phone calls to the physician
c. Blood pressure
d. The nurse's observation
B
Assessment documentation includes nursing observations, objectives, measurements, and what the resident did or said. Phoning the physician is an action tool that is not part of the assessment.
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1. Recent changes in work or home environment 2. Age at onset of his psoriasis 3. Allergy history 4. Where the symptoms first appeared
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