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“Ladies & gentlemen of the jury, I present ... the nursing documentation”

2006; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 36; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00152193-200601000-00043

ISSN

1538-8689

Autores

Sally Austin,

Tópico(s)

Clinical practice guidelines implementation

Resumo

In Brief By following this advice when you document patient care, you may sidestep a lawsuit—or be well prepared to defend yourself in court if you have to. Good charting is good nursing—and it can also protect you if you ever wind up in court. Take this nurse-attorney's advice to avoid potentially costly documentation pitfalls.

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