The nurse working in a physician's office recorded assessment data in the wrong patient's medical record about 1 hour ago. How should the nurse correct this error?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. Black out the error with a marker and enter the new information.
2. Indicate the date and time the correction was made.
3. Indicate the reason the correction is being made by writing "wrong patient chart" along with the new information.
4. Enclose the corrected information in brackets to set it off from the original post.
5. Either initial or sign the correction.
2,3,5
Rationale: The information written in error should not be obliterated or blacked out.
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