Hydration

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9. Weak vs. strong documentation

Weak — does not survive

Why it fails

Strong — defensible

“Encouraged fluids. Hydrated.”

No intake/output, no fluid-status findings, no skilled rationale.

The dehydration-recovery model note in §3: the IV fluids and response, the intake/output and vital-sign trend, the fluid-status findings, and the reason skilled fluid management was required.

“Poor intake.”

No output, no fluid-status signs, no action.

The dehydration model note in §4: the reduced intake with the urine/mucous-membrane/orthostatic findings, the IV fluids, the labs, and notification.

“IV fluids running.”

No fluid/rate, no site, no response, no overload watch.

“Isotonic fluid at [rate] via a patent site; output improving, membranes moist, no edema/crackles; electrolytes trending normal.”

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