Nursing Documentation 101: Documentation Attitude Checklist
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Documentation Attitude Checklist
Do I understand my legal and professional role in accurate
documentation?
Am I able to identify the purposes of accurate documentation?
What is my perception of striving for accuracy in documentation?
Do I recognize documentation challenges and am I able to minimize or
overcome these?
Am I able to explain the College and employer role in accurate
documentation?
How does accurate documentation correspond with the nursing
process?
Do I provide input to employing facility or agency and my College on
documentation issues?
Do I regularly review employing facility and agency’s policies and
procedures, College competencies, practice statements, standards of
practice, and laws that relate to accurate documentation?
Do I attend in-services or take courses to improve my documentation
skills?
Do I know the consequences of inadequate or inappropriate
documentation?
Am I a champion for accurate documentation, not just “good’ charting?
Do I assist nursing students or colleagues to improve their
documentation skills?
ATTITUDE CHECKLIST