Have you ever read your medical chart (or someone else's) and been amazed, baffled, or just plain confused as to what you were reading? We have read a ton (including our own), and let's just say, being taught how and why to proofread really is a lesson everyone should pay attention to!
Sources this week:
https://modernnurse.com/13-hilarious-nurse-bloopers-as-told-by-nurses-draft/
https://allnurses.com/funny-charting-errors-t74068/?
https://www.nursebuff.com/hospital-chart-bloopers-for-nurses/
Medical Record Bloopers, Dr. Lawrence Kindo; June 18, 2010 @drlawrencekindo0 comments,. 'A list of blunders and funny incidents in a medical person’s life'
'60+ Funny Charting Bloopers Found on Actual Medical Records'
UPDATED ON APRIL 1, 2019, BY MATT VERA BSN, R.N.
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