The registered nurse (RN) gives an inaccurate dose of a medication to a client. Following an assessment of the client, the nurse completes an incident report. The RN notifies the nursing supervisor of the medication error and calls the physician to report the occurrence. The nurse who administered the inaccurate medication dose understands that the:

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The incident report is a tool used in healthcare to document any deviation from the standard of care, including medication errors. It is used for quality improvement and risk management purposes, to identify potential systems issues that need to be addressed to prevent future errors, rather than to punish the individual who made the error.

The Registered Nurse (RN) Gives an Inaccurate Dose of a Medication