Top 10 Nursing Notes Mistakes

They said “just write what happened.”

But no one told you what not to write.

That’s where most nurses get burned.

Not by what they did

But by what they documented (or forgot to).

Here’s what gets nurses flagged during audits:

🔴 “Patient stable.”

🔴 No time stamp on critical action.

🔴 Copy-pasting without checking.

🔴 Documenting before the task.

🔴 Missing provider communication.

🔴 Using words like “seems fine.”

🔴 No handover note.

🔴 Over-documenting irrelevant details.

You know the story:

Twelve-hour shift.

Five patients.

Not enough time.

So you rush through notes and take the risk.

✅ That’s why I made this one-pager:

Top 10 Nursing Notes Mistakes with examples and how to fix them.

Use it on your next shift.

Use it to train your team.

Use it to protect your license.

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