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  • Title: Wound documentation: managing risk.
    Author: Brown G.
    Journal: Adv Skin Wound Care; 2006 Apr; 19(3):155-65, quiz 165-7. PubMed ID: 16639222.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To provide the physician and registered professional nurse with an understanding of consistent wound documentation and the potential for legal issues to arise. TARGET AUDIENCE: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in better understanding and improving policies and procedures related to wound documentation. OBJECTIVES: After reading the article and taking the test, the participant should be able to: 1. Discuss wound assessment and documentation relative to current practices and potential legal implications. 2. Describe recommendations to improve the consistency and accuracy of wound assessment and documentation.
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