The Nurse Was Very Busy, and Unfamiliar with a New

question 21

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 did occur, because the nurse could have administered the medication via the incorrect route.
• C)An error could have occurred because the nurse was unfamiliar with the medication.
• D)The nurse manager was partially at fault because the nursing unit was understaffed and the nurse was too busy.

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