PrepU Chapter 19: Documenting and Reporting

A client made a formal request to review his or her medical records. With review, the client believes there are errors within the medical record. What is the most appropriate nursing response?

"According to HIPAA legislation, you have a right to request changes to inaccurate information."

The nursing student is discussing the need for a care plan with the instructor. What is the most appropriate explanation by the instructor for nursing care plan development?

"The care plan is required for every client by The Joint Commission."

Which are uses of documentation in client records? Select all that apply.

* Quality improvement * Research * Decision analysis * Financial reimbursement

The nurse is caring for a client with hypertension, and only documents a blood pressure of 170/100 mmHg when all other vital signs are normal. This reflects what type of documentation?

charting by exception

The nurse is caring for a client who has an elevated temperature. When calling the health care provider, the nurse should use which communication tools to ensure that communication is clear and concise?

SBAR

Which is not a purpose of the client care record?

To serve as a contract with the client

A nurse is arranging for home care for clients and reviews the Medicare reimbursement requirements. Which client meets one of these requirements?

a client who is homebound and needs skilled nursing care

Which finding from a nursing audit reflects high standards for client safety and institutional health care?

The nurse documents clients' responses to nursing interventions.

A client has requested a translator to help understand the questions that the nurse is asking during the client interview. The nurse knows that what is important when working with a client translator?

Translators may need additional explanations of medical terms.

Which statement by the nurse would indicate to the charge nurse that there is need for further teaching on the purposes of medical records?

"The clients' medical records are an obstruction to research and education."

A nurse working in a rural setting is documenting care using a paper format. The nurse records the routine care, normal findings, and client problems in a narrative note. The nurse reviews the physician's information in the physician's progress notes. The nurse is using which method of documentation?

Source-oriented

In SBAR, what does R stand for?

Recommendations

The nurse receives a verbal order from a physician during an emergency situation. Which actions should be taken by the nurse? Select all that apply.

* Read back the order. * Mark the date and time of the order. * Include V.O. with the physician name on the order.

The client record is utilized for many purposes. Which might be uses for the client record? Select all that apply.

* education of student nurses * reimbursement for services * research * education for medical students

The following statement is documented in a client's health record: "Patient c/o severe H/A upon arising this morning." Which interpretation of this statement is most accurate?

The client reports waking up this morning with a severe headache.

The nurse is providing in-home care for a client recently prescribed antihypertensive medication. Upon evaluation the nurse obtains a blood pressure reading of 92/58 mm Hg and alerts the provider. In which manner will the nurse execute verbal orders from provider?

The nurse can accept verbal orders to provide immediate care and record once the client is stable.

Which documentation tool will the nurse use to record the client's vital signs every 4 hours?

a flow sheet

A nurse is transfusing multiple units of packed red blood cells. After the second unit is transfused, the nurse auscultates bilateral crackles at the bases of the client's lungs and the client reports dyspnea. The nurse telephones the health care provider and provides an SBAR report. Which statement represents the final step in this type of communication?

"I think the client would benefit from intravenous furosemide."

The nurse is explaining charting by exception (CBE) to a client who is curious about documentation. Which statement by the nurse is most accurate?

"The benefit of CBE is less time needed on computer charting."

A nurse is giving the change-of-shift report on a client who has just returned from surgery. What client information should the nurse include in the report? Select all that apply.

* name of the client * intake and output prior to surgery * client discharge teaching needs * current vital signs

A nurse is documenting client care using the SOAP format. Place the statements listed below in the order that the nurse would record them.

1. "I don't feel well. I've been urinating often, and it burns when I urinate." 2. Abdomen soft non-tender. Urine dark yellow and cloudy. Temperature 100.8 degrees F. Indwelling urinary catheter removed 2 days ago. 3. Fever, possible urinary tract infection 4. Notify Dr. Phillips of fever and client complaints. Encourage fluids, continue to monitor

A nurse is following a clinical pathway that guides the care of a client after knee surgery. When the nurse observes the client vomiting, it creates a deviation from the clinical pathway. What should the nurse identify this event as?

A variance

A nurse is taking care of a 15-year-old client with cystic fibrosis. The nurse is at the start of the shift and goes into the client's room to introduce oneself and perform a safety check. The nurse notices that the client is receiving IV fluids with potassium. When the nurse double checks to see if this is what the client is supposed to be on, the nurse notices that these fluids were supposed to have been stopped 32 hours ago. What should the nurse not do in this situation?

Attach a copy of the incident report to the chart.

A nurse is preparing to document client care in the electronic medical record using the SOAP format. The client had abdominal surgery 2 days ago. How would the nurse document the "S" information?

Client states, "I have more pain in my belly today than I did yesterday. My pain is about a 7 out of 10."

Which is the primary purpose of client records?

Communication

Nurses at a health care facility maintain client records using a method of documentation known as charting by exception (CBE). What is a benefit of this method of documentation?

It provides quick access to abnormal findings.

A health care facility plans to evaluate and revise the plan of care for a client based on the client's health care records. The physician, dietitian, and nurse involved in the client's care are required to collate all of the information for easy access. Which style would the nurse conclude that the facility is following in order to record the client details?

SOAP charting

Which documentation by the nurse best supports the PIE charting system?

Vomiting 250 mL undigested food, antiemetic given, no further vomiting

A nurse is documenting care in a source-oriented record. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

Write a narrative note in the designated nursing section.

A nurse is maintaining a problem-oriented medical record for a client. Which component of the record describes the client's responses to what has been done and revisions to the initial plan?

progress notes

A nurse is using the SBAR technique for hand-off communication when transferring a client. Which scenarios are examples of using of this process? Select all that apply.

S: The nurse handling the transfer describes the client situation to the new nurse. B: The nurse gives the background of the client by explaining the client history. A: The nurse presents an assessment of the client to the new nurse. R: The nurse gives recommendations for future care to the new nurse in charge.