Importance of Documentation & Charting in Nursing Care. ... When a patient is first seen, usually by a nurse, an initial assessment of his current and past health is documented.

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Of 155 returned charts, 41 (23.2%) had scores of 3 or 4, but only 31 (16.7%) could be included due to a lack of documented evidence. Of these, the chart was shown to be 85% accurate in determining ...