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whatMareMkeyMconceptsMrelatedMtoM"reasonableMandMprudent"McareM-MAnswerM-
MtheMstandardMofMcareMisMcareMwhichMaMreasonableMandMprudentMnephrologyMnurseM
wouldMgiveMunderMtheMsameMsimilarMcircumstances
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MactionsMaMreasonableMandMprudentMnephrologyMnurseMwouldMdo,MasMwellMasMactions
MtheMnurseMwouldMavoidMdoing
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MtheMskillsMandMknowledgeMexpectedMaMnephrologyMnurseMisMkeyMtoMtheMspecialtyMof
MnephrologyMnursing
whoMestablishedMtheMstandardsMofMcareMforMnephrologyMnursingMandMforMwhatMpurpo
se?M-MAnswerM-
MamericanMnephrologyMnursesMassociationM(ANNA)establishMtheMstandardsMofMcareMand
MscopeMofMpracticeMforMnephrologyMnursing
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MstandardsMofMcareMcanMserveMasMaMbasisMforMmanyMareasMincludingMpolicyMandMpro
cedures,Mprotocols,MeducationalMofferings,MregulatoryMsystems,MandMmore
whatMareM3MconsiderationsMwhenMdelegatingMnurseMcareMactivities?M-
MAnswerM1.MmustMbeMwithinMtheMnurse'sMscopeMofMpractice
2.MmustMbeMdelegatedMbyMstateMboardMofMnursing
3.MpersonnelMmustMbeMadequatelyMtrainedMtoMperformMactivity
whatMroleMdoesMDaVitaMP&PMpracticeMplay?M-MAnswerM-MprovidesMevidence-
basedMguidance
-MmeetsMCMS'MconditionsMforMCoverage(CfC)
-McompliesMwithMstateMandMfederalMlaws
whatMareMtheMriskMofMperformingMactivitiesMyourMway?M-
MAnswerMnotMprovidingMsafeMevidence-basedMcareMcanMleadMtoMcivilMliability
whatMareMtheMfourMreasonsMthatMweMdocumentMinMtheMmedicalMrecord?M-MAnswerM-
MproofMthatMcareMwasMrenderedM
-MprovidesMdateMcontinuity
, -McommunicationalMtoolM
-MpermanentMlegalMrecord
listM6MoccurrencesMwehnMtoMdocumentM-MAnswerM-MchangeMtheMbaselineMassessment
-MchangeMinMpatient'sMcondition
-MprocedureMperformedMorMtreatmentMprovided
-MmedicationMgivenMandMpatientMresponse
-MpatientMteaching
-McareMplanMreviewMandMinterventions
whatMdoesMSMARTMstandMfor?M-MAnswerMS:MsimpleM-
MkeepMmessagesMclearMandMsimple
M:MmeaningfulM-MthinkMaboutMwhatMandMwhyMyouMareMsendingMtheMmessage
A:MactualM-MjustMreportMtheMfacts
R:Mread-MmakeMsureMyouMareMsendingMtheMmessageMthatMyouMintend
T:MteachM-MothersMaboutMSMARTMcommunication
whatMareMtheMpossibleMconsequencesMofMnotMusingMSMARTMcommunications?M-
MAnswerM-MexposesMyouMandMDaVitaMtoMliabilityM
-MreputationalMinjuryM
-MjeopardizesMtheMrecipient
-MpotentiallyMcareerMthreatening
howMdoMyouMdocumentMlateMentries?M-MAnswerMFromMPolicyM3-02-02:M
LateMEntriesM:
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MIfMunableMtoMchartMimmediatelyMafterMrenderingMaMserviceMorMatMtheMtimeMofMan
Mobservation,Mthe
teammateMisMtoMmakeMtheMappropriateMentryMasMsoonMasMpossible.
Electronic:
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MIfMdocumentingMwithinMtheMelectronicMmedicalMrecord,MtheMnotationMwillMautomaticall
yMcontainMyour