If the nurse makes an error while documenting in a patient's chart, the nurse should:
a. scratch out the error.
b. apply correction fluid.
c. erase the error completely.
d. draw a single line through the error.
D
A nurse should not erase, apply correction fluid, or scratch out errors made while recording in a patient's chart. Instead, the nurse should draw a single line through the error, write the word "error" above it, and sign her name or initials.
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