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Purposes/Reasons for Client Records
Purposes/Reasons for Client Records ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is reviewing the client records of a health care facility.
Which of the following purposes of client records is the nurse performing?
The nurse is performing one of the main purposes of client records, which is to communicate with other health care providers about the client’s condition, needs, and interventions.Communication is essential for ensuring continuity and quality of care, as well as for preventing errors and misunderstandings.
Planning client care is not the purpose of reviewing client records, but rather the purpose of creating and updating them.Planning client care involves setting goals, choosing interventions, and evaluating outcomes based on the information in the client records.
Auditing health agencies is not the purpose of reviewing client records by a nurse, but rather the purpose of examining them by an external or internal agency.Auditing health agencies involves assessing the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care services based on the client records.
Research is not the purpose of reviewing client records by a nurse, but rather the purpose of using them by researchers.Research involves collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data from client records to generate new knowledge, improve practice, or inform policy.
The nurse is performing one of the main purposes of client records, which is to communicate with other health care providers about the client’s condition, needs, and interventions. Communication is essential for ensuring continuity and quality of care, as well as for preventing errors and misunderstandings.
Choice B is wrong because planning client care is not the purpose of reviewing client records, but rather the purpose of creating and updating them. Planning client care involves setting goals, choosing interventions, and evaluating outcomes based on the information in the client records.
Choice C is wrong because auditing health agencies is not the purpose of reviewing client records by a nurse, but rather the purpose of examining them by an external or internal agency. Auditing health agencies involves assessing the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care services based on the client records.
Choice D is wrong because research is not the purpose of reviewing client records by a nurse, but rather the purpose of using them by researchers. Research involves collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data from client records to generate new knowledge, improve practice, or inform policy.
Normal ranges are not applicable in this question as it does not involve any physiological or laboratory measurements.