The registered nurse (RN) hears a client calling out for help. The RN hurries down the hallway to the client's room and finds the client lying on the floor. The RN performs a thorough assessment and assists the client back to bed. The physician is notified of the incident, and the nurse completes an incident report. Which of the following would the RN document on the incident report?

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The correct answer is to document the objective fact that the client was found lying on the floor. Incident reports should avoid assumptions or interpretations of events and instead focus on factual, objective observations.

The Registered Nurse (RN) Hears a Client Calling Out for Help