When charting medication administration, which of the following is correct?

A. Document your opinion of the patient's reaction to taking a medication
B. If you make a mistake, erase and correct the entry immediately
C. Use your own shorthand to document
D. Skip a line after the last entry
E. All chart entries must be factual, accurate, complete, current, organized, and confidential


Answer: E

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