Which of the Following Statements Made by the Nurse Following

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements made by the nurse following a medication error indicates the nurse is acting as an autonomous agent?

• A) "If the healthcare provider used legible handwriting, the medication would not have been given."
• B) "There are too many patients who have multiple medications due at the same time."
• C) "The pharmacist should have doubled check the prescriptions."
• D) "I understand that the actions I took contributed to the incident."

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