The nurse administering medications to a patient realizes that a medication error has been made on the previous shift. The nurse's first action should be to

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Reporting the error according to facility policy and completing an incident report is the first action the nurse should take. This ensures that the patient's condition can be monitored and appropriate actions can be taken to prevent harm. Notifying the prescriber or calling the nurse who made the error can be done after the incident report is completed. Saying nothing and ignoring the error is not an appropriate action.

The Nurse Administering Medications to a Patient Realizes That a Medication