A client slipped and fell in the bathroom. When filling out an incident report, the nurse should
a. record complete, pertinent health information.
b. write about the incident report in the client record.
c. store the incident report in the client record.
d. make untimely entries.
ANS: A
A mistake to avoid is failing to record complete, pertinent health information. Other mistakes to avoid include making untimely entries and writing about mistakes or incident reports in the client record. Incident reports are stored separately.
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