Describe the process to correct an error in a written medical record.

What will be an ideal response?


Standard practice in written medical records require the error to be acknowledged and corrected by drawing a line through the error, writing or typing in the correction, noting why the correction was made, entering the date and time, and initialing the correction.

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To improve breathing, apply the press-and-flex technique across the waist guideline from the medial to lateral side of the foot

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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In a hazardous materials incident, decontamination begins in the ________ zone

A) central B) cold C) warm D) hot

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________ is an enzyme that is produced by the pancreas, salivary glands, _______ , and fallopian tubes.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Trigonitis with hematuria:

A) N30.31. B) N30.30. C) N30.21. D) N30.41.

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