Today’s NCLEX-RN® question of the day focuses on a client who experienced an assisted fall to the ground. Who should complete the incident report? Can you figure it out?
The nurse is assisting a client to the bathroom and the client experiences an assisted fall to the ground. The student nurse asks the nurse who should complete the incident report. Which is the best response by the nurse?
A. “The health care provider is the one who will file the incident report.”
B. “The unit charge nurse will complete the incident report.”
C. “I will fill out the incident report since I witnessed the fall.”
D. “It’s the risk manager’s responsibility to complete the incident report.”Scroll down for the correct answer!
The correct answer to today’s NCLEX-RN® Question is…
C. “I will fill out the incident report since I witnessed the fall.”
Rationale: The nurse involved in the incident should file the incident report. Usually, an incident report is generated by the health care worker involved in the incident or who witnessed it.
Major Takeaway
An incident report should be filed when there is an unusual occurrence, or variance in client care, or safety event, like a fall. Typically, the health care worker involved in the incident or who witnessed it will generate the incident report.
Incorrect answer explanations
A. “The health care provider is the one who will file the incident report.”
Rationale: The healthcare provider should not complete this incident report.
B. “The unit charge nurse will complete the incident report.”
Rationale: Although the charge nurse may assist with completing the report, the charge nurse is not responsible for completing this incident report.
D. “It’s the risk manager’s responsibility to complete the incident report.”
Rationale: It is not the risk manager’s responsibility to file this incident report.
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