Hesi Cat
Hesi Cat ( 79 Questions)
The practical nurse (PN) is charting vital signs on a hand-written flow sheet and realizes that an error has been made. What should the PN do to rectify this error?
Obliterating the entry and inserting the correct information may make the charting less clear and may not be considered a best practice in documentation.
Drawing one line through the entry and inserting the correct information is a common method for correcting errors in paper documentation. It maintains clarity while indicating that an error was made and corrected.
Charting the correct information in the next column may lead to confusion and does not clearly indicate that an error was made and corrected.
Notifying the charge nurse that the entry needs to be revised may be necessary in some situations but is not the first step in correcting a charting error. The error should be corrected at the point of documentation.
Choice A: Obliterating the entry and inserting the correct information may make the charting less clear and may not be considered a best practice in documentation.
Choice B: Drawing one line through the entry and inserting the correct information is a common method for correcting errors in paper documentation. It maintains clarity while indicating that an error was made and corrected.
Choice C: Charting the correct information in the next column may lead to confusion and does not clearly indicate that an error was made and corrected.
Choice D: Notifying the charge nurse that the entry needs to be revised may be necessary in some situations but is not the first step in correcting a charting error. The error should be corrected at the point of documentation.