A student grumbles to an instructor, "I do not see the value of process recordings." The best justification of a process recording is that it is a
a. tool for analyzing communication.
b. verbatim record of a patient interview.
c. legal document that becomes part of the medical record.
d. note written at the time of a patient interview to provide information to team members.
A
A process recording is a tool for the nurse to learn about the effectiveness of communication and interventions during an interpersonal interaction. It is more than a verbatim record. It is for use by the nurse, rather than the interdisciplinary team. It is not placed into the medical record.
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