CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

Answer - B - After completion of the incident report, the nurse should reassess the patient. The patient’s fall should be treated as private information and shared on a “need to know” basis. Communication regarding the event should involve only those participating in the patient’s care. An incident report is a problem-solving document; however, its completion is not documented in the nurse’s notes. If the nursing supervisor has been made aware of the incident, the supervisor will contact the nurse if a status update is desired. After a patient’s fall, the nurse must frequently reassess the patient because potential complications do not always appear immediately after the fall.