The nurse administers a medication to the wrong patient but the patient suffers no harm from the medication error.What actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply. )
A)Prepare a written incident report.
B)Document in the nurses' notes that an incident report was completed.
C)Report the incident to a manager only if the patient is harmed.
D)Notify the prescriber.

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When a medication error occurs,the nurse assesses the patient and notifies the prescriber as soon as possible.When the patient is stable,the nurse notifies the appropriate person in the institution (e.g. ,manager and supervisor).The nurse is responsible for preparing a written incident report usually within 24 hours of the incident.To legally protect the nurse and the institution,the incident report is not referred to in the nurses' notes.All medication errors,including those that do not cause obvious or immediate harm,should be reported.

The Nurse Administers a Medication to the Wrong Patient but the Patient