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A Registered Nurse realizes that she made an error in documenting an assessment finding on a client who was admitted for an elective surgery. The RN obtains and opens the client’s chart to correct the error. Which of the following actions done by the RN demonstrates the right way of correcting errors?
  1. The nurse draws one line through the error and initialing and dating the line.
  2. The nurse erases the error by using a whiteout, writes the correct data, and initials and dates the line.
  3. The nurse removes the page that contains the error, writes a new report, and files the new record.
  4. The nurse calls the nursing supervisor to report the error.
Explanation
Answer: A - The nurse should draw one line through the error, and initial and date the line when correcting an error. The nurse should erase the original information by using a whiteout or removing the page that contains the error. Calling the nurse supervisor is not necessary.
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