After Completing the Clinical and Documenting in the Progress Notes

question 16

Multiple Choice

After completing the clinical and documenting in the progress notes, the nursing student discovered he had written in the wrong chart. The correct action is to:

• A) take a wide permanent marker and blacken out all the documentation.
• B) draw a single line through the documentation, write "mistaken entry" next to the original entry, and initial it.
• C) put an "X" through the entire page, identify it as an "error" initial it, and move on to the correct chart.
• D) use white-out over the mistake.

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Definitions:

Accounts Receivable Turnover

A financial metric that measures how efficiently a company collects its receivables or the credit it extends to customers.

Accounts Receivable Turnover

A financial ratio indicating how quickly a company collects cash from credit sales by measuring the number of times accounts receivable are collected during a period.

Average Collection Period

The average number of days it takes for a business to receive payments owed by its customers.

Net Credit Sales

The total value of sales made on credit minus returns and allowances, reflecting the actual credit sales revenue generated.