Principles of EMS documentation for mobile intensive care nurses

All MICNs must maintain a high degree of commitment, both to their competency to provide quality medical control for out-of-hospital calls and the practice of quality documentation. Generating a legally defensible communications log is a skill requiring more attention to detail than it often receive...

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Published in:	Journal of emergency nursing Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 231 - 237
Main Author:	Mattera, C J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Mosby, Inc 01-06-1995
Subjects:	Critical Care Humans Medical Records, Problem-Oriented Mobile Health Units Nursing Nursing Records - legislation & jurisprudence Nursing Records - standards
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Summary:	All MICNs must maintain a high degree of commitment, both to their competency to provide quality medical control for out-of-hospital calls and the practice of quality documentation. Generating a legally defensible communications log is a skill requiring more attention to detail than it often receives. MICNs need to appreciate that a legal record is being created that may be subpoenaed in the same manner as ED charts. The best malpractice insurance available is an emergency record prepared so that it is legally capable of standing on its own merit.
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ISSN:	0099-1767 1527-2966
DOI:	10.1016/S0099-1767(05)80166-7