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The nurse is caring for a client with uncontrolled hypertension. His blood pressure has remained controlled for the nurse's shift. At 2-hour intervals the blood pressure was checked by the nurse and found to be essentially the same.
 
  The nurse, although taking the blood pressure as directed, forgets to write down the number. During the next shift, the client has a stroke. Years later, the client files a lawsuit blaming the hospital for his stroke. The nurse who was caring for the client when his blood pressure was stable cannot recall the exact blood pressure she obtained, but remembers it was normal. Will this recollection suffice in court and why?
  A) Yes, the nurse remembers the pressure as normal during her shift and can swear to it during the deposition.
  B) No, but it will relieve the nurse of any wrongdoing.
  C) No, if the blood pressure measurement was not documented, it did not happen.
  D) Yes, the nurse was not on duty when the stroke occurred.
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