Medical Chart Bloopers

1. "Hourly observations should be taken every half-hour."

2. "At the beginning of the appointment, the patient should be taken into the treatment room, where a member of the nursing staff will get familiar with him."

3. "Encourage the patient to eat; if he does not, supplement the diet with smacks."

4. "I calmed the patient down by calling her names quietly."

5. "The patient has been depressed since I started nursing her."