A Home Health Nurse Has Completed a Visit to a Patient

Multiple Choice

A home health nurse has completed a visit to a patient and has immediately begun to document the visit. Accurate documentation that is correctly formatted is necessary for which of the following reasons?

A) Accurate documentation guarantees that the nurse will not be legally liable for unexpected outcomes.
B) Accurate documentation ensures that the agency is correctly reimbursed for the visit.
C) Accurate documentation allows the patient to gauge his or her progress over time.
D) Accurate documentation facilitates safe delegation of care to unlicensed caregivers.