The nurse discovers a medication error on another nurse's documentation, so the nurse completes an incident report.Which statement should the nurse include in the report?
A) "Nurse mistakenly gave the wrong dose of medication for pain."
B) "Nurse gave incorrect dose of pain medication, but patient is all right."
C) "Morphine 10 mg IM given rather than morphine 5 mg IM as ordered."
D) "Physician will be notified of error when he makes rounds tomorrow."

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The incident report should include factual and objective information about the error, such as the specific medication and dosage given.

The Nurse Discovers a Medication Error on Another Nurse's Documentation