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.Why would the nurse initiate an incident report?
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 healthcare provider's attention about ordering medications
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