When correcting written documentation in a paper record, it is necessary to
A. use red ink to rewrite the incorrect information correctly.
B. cross out the incorrect information with one line, enter the correct information, and date and initial the correction.
C. do nothing, since care may have already been given based on the incorrect information.
D. black out the incorrect information.
Answer: B
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