Incident report checklist
Nurse Leader Insider, September 3, 2015
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In many states, the incident report can be reviewed by the plaintiff's attorney. Therefore, it is important that you and your staff keep in mind that others may read it. Use the following checklist of what to do and what not to do to make sure that you correctly fill out an incident report.
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