After 3 years of uneventful employment, the nurse made a medication error that resulted in patient injury. What hospital response to this event is ethical?
A) The hospital was supportive and assistive as the nurse coped with this event.
B) The nurse was dismissed for incompetence.
C) The hospital quality department advised the nurse not to tell the patient about the error.
D) The nurse was reassigned to an area in which there is no direct patient care responsibility.
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