A mistake is made when the patient's vital signs are recorded on a flow sheet.The nurse should:

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Draw a single line through the error,write the word "error" above it,and sign your name or initials.Then record the note correctly.Check agency policy.
The nurse should never scratch out errors,erase entries,use correction fluid,or make entries in pencil.Scratching out errors and using correction fluid could make the charting illegible,and it may appear as if the nurse were attempting to hide something or deface the record.Because it is a legal document,you should not destroy part of the record.Also,it is possible that you would be destroying another nurse's record.

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