A patient incident occurred on the nursing unit. What should the nurse caring for the patient do in regard to the incident report?
A) Carefully document the completion of an incident report in the nurse's notes.
B) Write a recommendation for future prevention of such incidents in the report.
C) Include only the facts and the nurse's observations in the incident report.
D) Assist the nursing supervisor who will write the report.
E) Include documentation in the medical record about the event that mandated completion of an incident report.
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