How NOT to Write an Incident Report

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I just had to share this... So I work night shift, and early this morning I had a patient fall (ugh). It was really hectic this morning, so I didn't get a chance to read what she wrote in her incident report until after she had left. I couldn't believe she actually wrote what she did, and I had a good laugh, but wished I had seen it earlier to have her rewrite it. Anyways, here is what it said:

"...Patient was on the floor on her hands and knees, in doggie style position, when I found her..."

I don't know what she was thinking!

Specializes in Med/Surg.

Well I guess it could have been worse, at least they weren't Eiffel Towering

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On 2/23/2019 at 12:22 AM, bananas1 said:

Haha so I can't beat that BUT thought this incident report was quite good, we have a book of 'nursing humour' and this was stuck in it.

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I wonder how the lamp responded.

It's scary that the writer is so inept with writing. I hope his/her maintenance skills are a lot better than the writing.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

I suspect that the writer has excellent writing skills and a fine sense of humor.

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On ‎3‎/‎12‎/‎2019 at 5:44 PM, Kooky Korky said:

I wonder how the lamp responded.

It's scary that the writer is so inept with writing. I hope his/her maintenance skills are a lot better than the writing.

I'm scared because I can't work out what was wrong with his writing skills?!!!

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Specializes in Hospice, corrections, psychiatry, rehab, LTC.
On ‎3‎/‎13‎/‎2019 at 10:58 PM, bananas1 said:

I'm scared because I can't work out what was wrong with his writing skills?!!!

That went over my head, too.

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One of the nurses wrote patient fell out of the electric chair.

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