The nurse is preparing to document the discharge of the client after the client has left. Which of the following is the proper discharge documentation?
1. Discharged by wheelchair at 0945. Wife collected belongings.
2. Discharged by wheelchair at 0945 accompanied by wife. Assisted into car. Client states he is ready to go home.
3. Discharged by wheelchair to car with belongings.
4. Discharged by wheelchair at 0945.
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Rationale: When documenting a discharge, the nurse charts how the client was discharged, with whom the client was discharged, and how the client tolerated the procedure.
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