A nurse is doing some charting and needs a tool that will help with legal protection. The nurse remembers that one useful tool is the acronym FLAT, which stands for:
a. factual, legible, accountable, and timely.
b. factual, legal, accurate, and time frame.
c. fully accountable, legitimate, accurate, and truthful.
d. foresight, legitimate, accountable, and timely.
A
The acronym FLAT is a tool that can be used by nurses to remind themselves what points must be
covered in charting to help protect them legally. FLAT stands for factual, legible, accurate, and timely.
The old adage that "if it isn't written, it didn't happen" still holds true, and FLAT is one way to remind
nurses what needs to be written and how.
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