NUR115 - Nursing Documentation (1.5 HR)
Nurses will gain knowledge and skills related to the documentation of information in the patient’s medical record.
Purpose: Nurses will gain knowledge and skills related to the documentation of information in the patient’s medical record.
Objectives:
- Define documentation;
- List at least five purposes of documentation;
- List several established protocols for documentation;
- List the types of documentation;
- Discuss legal aspects of documentation.
Continuing Education Credits: 1.5 contact hours Iowa BON #335; 1.5 contact hours CA Board of Nursing CEP 14033; 1.5 contact hours CE Broker # 50-4572 Florida and District of Columbia; 0 contact hours for Social Work State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 159.001315; 0 contact hours for Physical Therapy State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 216.000284; 0 contact hours for Occupational Therapy State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 224.000164; 1.5 CE hours for long term care department heads; and other health care disciplines