The appropriate way to correct an error written in a paper medical chart is to:
A. scribble out the error.
B. use a red pen to correct the error.
C. draw a single line through the error, insert the correction, then date and initial.
D. use white out to correct the mistake.
E. black out the error using permanent marker and date and initial.
ANSWER: C
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