An incident report is completed as a result of the pharmacy sending the wrong medication to the unit, even though the medication wasn't administered.A student asks the nurse why this was needed.What response by the nurse is best?
A) To make sure that the pharmacy was blamed for the error and not the nurse
B) To help the pharmacy identify risks and prevent this situation from occurring again
C) To prevent the hospital from a medical malpractice suit
D) To get the health care provider's attention about ordering medications

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Incident reports are used to identify risks and improve processes to prevent future errors, not to assign blame or prevent lawsuits.

An Incident Report Is Completed as a Result of the Pharmacy