The nurse educator is teaching a group of nursing students about the purposes of documentation and medical records. Which of the following purposes is not appropriate for the educator to include in the teaching session with the students?
A)Communication
B)Planning
C)Employee discipline
D)Research

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A)Client records are kept for a number of purposes. These include communication among healthcare professionals who are treating the same client, planning client care to evaluate care plan effectiveness, tracking services provided for reimbursement purposes, research to help all clients, education for students in health disciplines, healthcare analysis to determine agency needs, and quality assurance purposes. Although recordkeeping provides necessary legal evidence of the care provided and can thus be referenced during the employee discipline process, employee discipline is not a primary purpose of the medical record.
B)Client records are kept for a number of purposes. These include communication among healthcare professionals who are treating the same client, planning client care to evaluate care plan effectiveness, tracking services provided for reimbursement purposes, research to help all clients, education for students in health disciplines, healthcare analysis to determine agency needs, and quality assurance purposes. Although recordkeeping provides necessary legal evidence of the care provided and can thus be referenced during the employee discipline process, employee discipline is not a primary purpose of the medical record.
C)Client records are kept for a number of purposes. These include communication among healthcare professionals who are treating the same client, planning client care to evaluate care plan effectiveness, tracking services provided for reimbursement purposes, research to help all clients, education for students in health disciplines, healthcare analysis to determine agency needs, and quality assurance purposes. Although recordkeeping provides necessary legal evidence of the care provided and can thus be referenced during the employee discipline process, employee discipline is not a primary purpose of the medical record.
D)Client records are kept for a number of purposes. These include communication among healthcare professionals who are treating the same client, planning client care to evaluate care plan effectiveness, tracking services provided for reimbursement purposes, research to help all clients, education for students in health disciplines, healthcare analysis to determine agency needs, and quality assurance purposes. Although recordkeeping provides necessary legal evidence of the care provided and can thus be referenced during the employee discipline process, employee discipline is not a primary purpose of the medical record.

The Nurse Educator Is Teaching a Group of Nursing Students