Author Question: A nursing instructor observes a student nurse documenting in the wrong patient's chart. The nursing ... (Read 65 times)

magmichele12 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nursing instructor observes a student nurse documenting in the wrong patient's chart. The nursing instructor would intervene when observing the student nurse

1. Writing initials just above the incorrect entry.
2. Using a marker to blacken the incorrect entry.
3. Writing mistaken entry just above incorrect entry.
4. Marking a single horizontal line through the incorrect entry.

Question 2

While documenting in a patient's chart, a nurse realizes that it is the wrong patient's chart. The nurse should

1. Write over the incorrect letters.
2. Use correction fluid to blank out the mistaken entry.
3. Use correction tape to blank out the mistaken entry.
4. Write mistaken entry and his or her initials just above incorrect entry.