A nurse is preparing to administer a new drug that was just prescribed by the healthcare provider. The nurse recognizes that the wrong concentration of the drug was sent by the pharmacy. What is the nurse's best response?
A) The nurse does not report the error, because the error was caught and corrected prior to drug administration.
B) The nurse does not report or document the error, since the error did not result in any harm to the patient.
C) The nurse reports the error to the healthcare provider and the charge nurse but does not document the error due to possible legal action.
D) The nurse informs the client, documents the error as per hospital policy, and notifies the healthcare provider.
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