A Nurse Makes a Medication Error That Is Not Serious

question 18

Multiple Choice

A nurse makes a medication error that is not serious and does not cause harm to the patient.As the charge nurse,your best action would be to:

• A) call attention to it by posting the critical incidents report at the nursing station.
• B) include the mistake on the nurse's performance appraisal.
• C) apologize to the patient for the error and indicate that discipline has occurred.
• D) educate the nurse on how to provide an apology to the patient.

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