NUR115 - Nursing Documentation (1.5 HR)

Purpose
Nurses will gain knowledge and skills related to the documentation of information in the patient’s medical record.

Objectives
1. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
2. Define documentation.
3. List at least five purposes of documentation.
4. List several established protocols for documentation.
5. List the types of documentation.
6. 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