Nursing Documentation for the LTC Setting

At the completion of this educational activity, the learner will be able to:

1. Identify four (4) documentation practices that validate safe, effective, and high-quality person-centered care.
2. List two (2) documentation practices that create legal and professional risks.
3. Select four (4) nursing documentation requirements specific to long-term care.

At the completion of this educational activity, the learner will be able to demonstrate knowledge of appropriate nursing documentation by passing a quiz with 85% or greater accuracy.

Linda Shubert, MSN, RN

Linda has 30 years of nursing experience working with the older adult across rehabilitation, home health, geriatric case management, acute care, and long-term care settings. Linda has held a variety of clinical, teaching, and administrative positions including Director of Nursing, Clinical Professor of Nursing, Staff Development Coordinator, and Simulation and Skills Lab Director. As a staff development director in long-term care for 19 years, she has presented new employee orientation and annual federal training for all departments. Linda is an advocate for competency-based training for all employees meet annual regulatory requirements while promoting quality outcomes for the older adult in the long-term care setting.