The Nurse Assesses an Adverse Effect of a Medication That

question 8

Multiple Choice

The nurse assesses an adverse effect of a medication that has been administered. No medication incident was committed. What is the best plan of the nurse at this time?

• A) Report the adverse effect to the Canadian Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention System (CMIRPS).
• B) Report the adverse effect to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Adverse Event Website.
• C) Report the adverse effect to the Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (MERP).
• D) Report the adverse effect to Health Canada Marketed Health Products Directorate (MHPD) MedEffects.

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