During morning medication administration, the nurse discovered an error on the electronic MAR before the medication was given. Which action by the nurse is appropriate for this "near-miss?"
A) Correct the MAR error but say nothing because nothing happened.
B) Notify the pharmacy about the error they almost caused.
C) Report the near-miss using the facility's recommended protocol, and correct the error on the MAR.
D) Report the near-miss to the next shift before the next dose is due.
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