QUESTION: The nurse aide student is learning about documentation and charting during this morning’s nursing assistant class. The nurse aide student asks the instructor, “Who is responsible for the documentation at the hospital or nursing home?” The correct answer is which of the following responses:
A. The registered nurse (RN) is accountable for everything, including documentation of all care provided by the nursing assistants
B. The licensed practical / vocational nurse (LPN /LVN) should document all care, including the care provided by the nursing assistants
C. All members of staff, including nursing assistants, need to document the care that they have provided
D. All members of staff need to document the care that they have provided, and the physician will sign off on the documentation
Answer:C
QUESTION: The nurse aide student is learning about documentation and charting during this morning’s nursing assistant class. The nurse aide student asks the instructor, “Who is responsible for the documentation at the hospital or nursing home?” The correct answer is which of the following responses:
A. The registered nurse (RN) is accountable for everything, including documentation of all care provided by the nursing assistants B. The licensed practical / vocational nurse (LPN /LVN) should document all care, including the care provided by the nursing assistants C. All members of staff, including nursing assistants, need to document the care that they have provided D. All members of staff need to document the care that they have provided, and the physician will sign off on the documentation