Charting by exception can be a risky practice even if it does free up the nurse to provide more care to their patients. This practice does not provide incomplete documents but they are also not as complete as they could be since there is a lack of detail. The majority of the charting occurs when the patient’s condition changes and then the nurse has to be detailed and specific to these changes as well as responses to interventions (Nurses Service Organization, 2013). I was always a fan of charting by exception because I preferred to be at the bedside with my patients. I did; however, make occasional notes pertaining to the patients’ conditions so that there was documentation of how their days were progressing and how they were doing.
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