A Nurse Gives Dilantin Intravenously with Lactated Ringer's Solution Containing

question 23

Multiple Choice

A nurse gives Dilantin intravenously with lactated Ringer's solution containing multivitamins. The drug precipitates and obstructs the only existing line. When the team leader informs the nurse that these drugs cannot be mixed, the nurse states, "Everyone just pushes the medicine slowly. No one checks for compatibility. There isn't even a compatibility chart on the unit." Which type of logical fallacy has influenced the nurse?

• A) Ad hominem abusive
• B) Appeal to common practice
• C) Appeal to emotion
• D) Appeal to tradition

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