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A charge nurse is requiring one of the staff nurses to submit an incident report. The staff nurse accidentally gave the wrong medication to a client with a urinary tract infection. The nurse is aware that an incident report is:
  1. Attached to the client’s chart for future reference.
  2. Kept in the nurse’s employment records.
  3. Kept as a record for quality assurance.
  4. Documented in the nurse’s notes.
Explanation
Answer: C - An incident report is created for quality assurance for the improvement of quality of care. This document is not attached to nor is it documented in the nurse’s notes. It is kept as a general record in the hospital. Incident reports are not included in the nurse’s employment records.
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