Is it necessary for nursing faculty to co-sign nursing students, nursing notes and other related documents utilized for charting?
The BON does not have rules specifically related to requiring co-signatures on nursing student charting and does not have an official stance regarding this issue. The healthcare facility may have policies about whether nursing students’ charting requires co-signatures of nurses or instructors. The nursing education program may have policies related to this issue. Generally, when charting is co-signed, the indication is that the “co-signer” actually witnessed the nursing activities. The BON does not recommend co-signing documentation unless the “co-signer” is trying to emphasize that they witnessed and supervised the activity.
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