Author Question: A nurse is educating a student nurse about documentation. The nurse recognizes that additional ... (Read 32 times)

clmills979 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is educating a student nurse about documentation. The nurse recognizes that additional teaching is required when the student nurse states:

1. Documentation serves as a temporary part of the medical record.
2. Documentation is one of the most important tasks that I'll perform in nursing.
3. Documentation is the act of charting pertinent information related to a patient.
4. Documentation is evidence of what transpired during an event requiring medical care.

Question 2

When a patient complains of pain, a nurse assesses the pain level and administers pain medication. Using DAR charting, the nurse should chart these actions under

1. Data.
2. Action.
3. Response.
4. Assessment.