The principle is the same, the implementation depends on the nature of your business.

If quick fix is applicable and acceptable without incurring much cost, you can quick-fix it everyday.

By 80-20 rule, if you have to chase down and remedy all child records and parent records and that is too costly, you will have to determine where to cut off, to leave them along or fix at any cost or in between.

First, propose your fix and have business and IT managers sign off. If they don't understand, have them sign off.

In general, after quick-fix, it will cost your organization less in the long run if you can fix the root cause. That is not always the case. For example, if you don't have the source code, don't have a PASCAL programer, don't have the original design, don't have business rules.

The only time you don't have to fix anything and hand it back to your manager is you already found another job.