The patient has fallen when trying to climb out of bed. The nurse:
A) needs to complete an incident report as a risk management document.
B) completes an incident report since it is a permanent part of the medical record.
C) must document that an incident report was completed in the medical record.
D) should say nothing about the incident in the medical record.

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Incident reports are objective, nonjudgmental, factual reports of the occurrence and its consequences. The incident report is not part of a medical record but is considered a risk management or quality-improvement document. The fact that an incident report was completed is not recorded in the patient's medical record; however, the details of a patient incident are documented.

The Patient Has Fallen When Trying to Climb Out of Bed