The Nurse Was Very Busy and Unfamiliar with a New

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nurse was very busy and unfamiliar with a new medication, but administered it anyway. Later the nurse looked up the medication. How does the nurse manager evaluate this behavior?

• A) This was acceptable as long as the nurse looked up the action and side effects of the drug later.
• B) An error could have occurred because the nurse was unfamiliar with the medication.
• C) The nurse manager was partially at fault because the nursing unit was understaffed and the nurse was too busy.
• D) An error did occur because the nurse could have administered the medication via the incorrect route.

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