A nurse enters a room and finds a post-operative client lying on the floor. The client is assessed and assisted back to the bed. The nurse informs a physician of the incident and then writes an incident report. Which of the following is NOT a correct way of writing and filing an incident report?
Explanation
Answer: D - The nurse should not place the incident report form in the client’s record. The incident report should contain the client’s name, age, and diagnosis. The nurse should only indicate a factual description of the incident or what was witnessed, injuries sustained from the incident, and the treatments provided to relieve the injuries Options A, B, and C are correct.
