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sc00by25

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on: Jun 25, 2018
The Institute of Medicine reported that some medical errors are the result of:
 
  A) patient refusal to follow prescribed treatments.
  B) cursive handwriting.
  C) indecipherable handwriting.
  D) legible handwriting.

Question 2

How should an error in the patient chart be corrected?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


fatboyy09

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

The correct way to address an error is to draw one line through the error, initial and date the correction, and write the correct information above or beside the inserted line.


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