Which of the following should be charted in the patient's medical record after completion of an intermittent positive-pressure breathing treatment?
1. Results of pretreatment and posttreatment assessment
2. Any side effects
3. Duration of therapeutic session
a. 2 and 3 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 1 and 2 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: D
A succinct but complete account of the treatment session, including the preassessment and postassessment results, must be entered in the patient's medical record according to the approved institutional protocol. Any untoward patient responses must also immediately be reported to re-sponsible personnel, to include at least the prescribing physician and attending nurse.
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