Hi everyone....I have an exam question that is still bugging me
the question is....
A nurse commited an error in writing a document or a nursing documentation(i forgot what she was writing sorry).....what should the nurse do???
a.draw a line across the error and write "error" above it
b. draw a line across the error and write "error your initials" above it
thank you very much..i know its just a simple question but it still bugs me because i remember my teacher talking about writing "error" above your error but i don't remeber my teacher saying that i have to put initials T_T
I have been taught from our books and professors to put a single line through it, write error, initial and date it. I don't know. Different places may do it differently though. Oh well.
so the real answer to the question is: whatever your facility policy is.
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yep, that was the point of my op; that everyplace i have personally worked in 15 years, 11 places, and 2 states, has used "line, error, date, initial". which leads me to think its the most common "norm".
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Lilluv117
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I have been taught from our books and professors to put a single line through it, write error, initial and date it. I don't know. Different places may do it differently though. Oh well.