A Nursing Instructor Observes a Student Nurse Documenting in the Wrong

question 28

Multiple Choice

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

• A) Writing initials just above the incorrect entry.
• B) Using a marker to blacken the incorrect entry.
• C) Writing "mistaken entry" just above incorrect entry.
• D) Marking a single horizontal line through the incorrect entry.

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