A Nurse Makes a Medication Error That Is Not Serious

question 19

Multiple Choice

A nurse makes a medication error that is not serious and does not cause harm to the patient.As the head 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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