The patient has a student nurse from Anyplace College (AC)caring for him this morning.On this unit,student nurses are not allowed to chart on their patient.The nurse should:

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Sometimes you will document interventions performed by another caregiver.For example,"Patient ambulated by Sue Smith,RN." As a nursing student,you need to enter full name,student nurse abbreviation,and educational institution,such as "David Jones,SN [student nurse],CMTC (Central Maine Technical College)."
Five common issues in malpractice caused by inadequate or incorrect documentation include (1)failing to document the correct time of events, (2)failing to record verbal orders or failing to have them signed, (3)charting actions in advance to save time, (4)documenting incorrect data,and (5)failing to give a report,or giving an incomplete report,to an oncoming shift.

The Patient Has a Student Nurse from Anyplace College (AC)caring