A Nurse Has Committed a Serious Medication Error and Has

question 8

Multiple Choice

A nurse has committed a serious medication error and has reported the error to the hospital's adverse medication error hotline as well as to the unit manager. The manager is a firm believer in developing critical thinking skills. From this standpoint, what action by the manager would best nurture this ability in the nurse who made the error?

• A) Have the nurse present an in-service related to the cause of the error.
• B) Instruct the nurse to write a paper on how to avoid this type of error.
• C) Let the nurse work with more experienced nurses when giving medications.
• D) Send the nurse to refresher courses on medication administration.

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