After a critical incident involving a client, what documentation practice best supports risk management?
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Short Explanation
When something blows up, the chart is your flight recorder—write soon, stick to what you saw and did, skip the novel. Late, fuzzy, or blame-heavy notes help nobody when risk review starts.
Full Explanation
Critical-incident documentation should be prompt, objective, and complete enough for clinical continuity and organizational risk review. Speculation, delayed reconstruction, or alteration of the record undermines credibility and care quality. Factual notes of observations, interventions, notifications, and plans are the standard.