The nurse has made an error in a narrative documentation of an assessment finding on a client and obtains the client’s record to correct the error. The nurse should take which actions to correct the...

The nurse has made an error in a narrative documentation of an assessment finding on a client and obtains the client’s record to correct the error. The nurse should take which actions to correct the error? Select all that apply.

1. Document a late entry in the client’s record.

2. Draw 1 line through the error, initialing and dating it.

3. Try to erase the error for space to write in the correct data.

4. Use whiteout to delete the error to write in the correct data.

5. Write a concise statement to explain why the correction was needed.

6. Document the correct information and end with the nurse’s signature and title.