A court trial is being conducted over an incident in the operating room. How would the medical record best be used in this instance?
A) To provide a record of the nurse's activities
B) To provide a record of the actual events
C) To provide a record of how the patient was harmed
D) To provide a record of the physician's activities
B
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1. raise the head of the bed to 30 degrees. 2. take vital signs. 3. perform a focused assessment. 4. inform the charge nurse.
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The school nurse is conducting pediculosis capitis (head lice) checks. A child with a "positive"head check would have
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