Question 17 of 30A nurse is caring for a client in a healthcare facility. The nurse has been maintaining an accuratehealth record of the client when caring for the client. The client's family wants to know why ahealth record is so important to a client. Which reason should the nurse give regarding theimportance of a healthcare record for the client in particular?A. Maintained for legal requirementsB. Documentation of the health status of the clientc. Verification for quality assurance programsD. To provide a resource as an educational tool

Health record contains the complete data regarding the patient. The data includ history of the…

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