Nursing assistive personnel (NAP) finds a patient on the floor 30 minutes after the patient ambulated with physical therapy.What information should be charted by the NAP on the incident report?
A) "Patient fell out of bed and landed on the floor."
B) "Patient found on floor.Upper side rails up.Bed in low position."
C) "Patient got dizzy and fell although ambulated with physical therapy earlier."
D) "Patient unfortunately slipped and fell."

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The NAP should document objective facts about the incident, such as the patient's position and the state of the environment, without making assumptions or subjective statements about the cause of the fall.

Nursing Assistive Personnel (NAP) Finds a Patient on the Floor