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:

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The best choice is to draw a single line through the documentation, write "mistaken entry" next to the original entry, and initial it. This method clearly indicates that an error was made and documents the correction in a professional and ethical manner. It also maintains the integrity of the original chart and the patient's medical record. The other options, such as blackening out the documentation with a permanent marker, using white-out, or marking the entire page as an error, are not appropriate because they do not clearly indicate the mistake or the correction made.

After Completing the Clinical and Documenting in the Progress Notes