Editing Management of Care – LPN Practice Questions (section)

==Question 10==
A licensed practical nurse realizes that an entry was charted on the wrong client's paper record. Which action is correct?
# Erase the entry and rewrite it on the correct record.
# Cover the entry with correction fluid and write the correct information.
# Draw a single line through the entry, label it as an error, and add the date, time, and initials, leaving the original entry readable.
# Ask the charge nurse to remove the page from the chart.

'''Answer:''' 3.

''Rationale:'' The medical record is a legal document, and an error is corrected in a way that preserves the original entry and shows who made the correction and when. Erasing, using correction fluid, or removing pages destroys the record and can be construed as tampering or fraud, which carries far greater consequences than the original error. The LPN should also document the correct information in the correct client's record and notify the registered nurse.