A Registered Nurse Interprets That a Scribbled Medication Order Reads

question 44

Multiple Choice

A registered nurse interprets that a scribbled medication order reads 25 mg.The nurse administers 25 mg of the medication to a patient,and then discovers that the dose was incorrectly interpreted and should have been 15 mg.Who is ultimately responsible for the error?

• A) Physician
• B) Pharmacist
• C) Nurse
• D) No fault

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