The Nurse Assesses an Adverse Effect of a Medication That

question 13

Multiple Choice

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

• A)Report the adverse effect to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA)Safe Medicine Web site.
• B)Report the adverse effect to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA)Med MARX Web site.
• C)Report the adverse effect to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA)Adverse Event Web site.
• D)Report the adverse effect to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA)MedWatch Web site.

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Definitions:

Causal Reasoning

The ability to identify and understand the relationship between cause and effect.

Piaget

A Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in the development of children's understanding of the world around them.

Causality

The relationship between cause and effect, where one event (the cause) is understood to directly result in another event (the effect).

Count

The action of determining the total number of items in a collection or group.