The patient was in bed with all side rails up.During the night,the patient tried to get up to go to the bathroom and fell while trying to climb over the side rails.After meeting the patient's needs and assessing that the patient is not harmed,the nurse needs to:

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Document in the patient's record an objective description of what you observed and follow-up actions taken without reference to the incident report.
Incident reports are not a part of the permanent medical record but are an important source of risk management data for identifying and addressing the causes of errors made in health care organizations.You complete the report even if an injury does not occur or is not apparent.

The Patient Was in Bed with All Side Rails Up