The nurse fills out an incident report after a patient fall but makes no mention of the report in the patient's medical record.What is the reason for this?
A) The nurse does not want to risk a malpractice lawsuit by mentioning the creation of an incident report.
B) The incident report includes the nurse's interpretations of what probably led the patient to get out of bed.
C) A copy of the incident report is filed in the patient's chart along with the nurse's notes about the fall.
D) The incident report is confidential and not intended to be used as evidence in a malpractice suit.
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