Theme 2: Documentation

Question 1

What is the importance keeping documentation

Answer 1

Is central to the planning and provision of nursing care, and nurses have a responsibility to document care according to the NMC code and the employers electronic care documentation.

Question 2

What happens if documentation is negligent?

Answer 2

Will have to attend court to give account of the care they have given, charges of negligence that causes patients harm are mostly heard in civil courts to oppose to charge, for a nurses to be found guilty the courts have to satisfy three main areas

. The nurse had a duty of care
. The nurse was negligent through actions or omissions
. The negligence caused the patients harm