When Placing Information in a Patient's Medical Record, Health-Care Workers

question 36

Multiple Choice

When placing information in a patient's medical record, health-care workers should do all of the following except:

• A) write with ink.
• B) completely document their actions.
• C) correct computer entries without deleting the original error.
• D) completely black out written errors and initial the result.

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