The nurse working in a hospital that utilizes a charting by exception (CBE)documentation system notes that a client did not require care in all of the areas identified on a flow sheet.What action should the nurse take?
A)Leave the areas blank.
B)Leave the areas blank,but then add an extensive explanation in the progress notes section of the chart.
C)Write N/A on the flow sheet in the areas that are not applicable to that client.
D)Make sure this information gets passed along in the shift report.

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Writing N/A on the flow sheet in the areas that are not applicable to that client is the appropriate action for a nurse using a charting by exception (CBE) system. This communicates to other healthcare providers that the client did not require care in that specific area without leaving blank spaces or requiring an extensive explanation. It also helps ensure that all necessary information is recorded in a concise and organized manner.

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