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Lactation Consultant

Category - Ethics

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Documentation in a medical record is a legal form of documentation. What statement about legal documentation is accurate?
  1. Any lactation consultant can make a correction to another lactation consultant’s notes.
  2. The content of the documentation should be written quickly, and there need not be any attention to detail.
  3. It must be clear, professional, precise, accurate, and timely.
  4. Illegible writing is not a problem except with doctors.
Explanation
Answer: C - Documentation must be clear, professional, precise, accurate, and timely. The documentation guidelines set forth by the IBLCE include that documents must be maintained to ensure client confidentiality and security of the record. Only corrections of one’s own mistake can be done. All documentation must be accurate, clear, comprehensive, and concise, and it must be legible and permanent.
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