A nurse should routinely ask a colleague to double-check a medication calculation and the actual medication before administering which medications? (Select all that apply.)

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The nurse should ask another nurse to check the dosage calculation and the medication before administering the following: insulin,narcotics,chemotherapy,digoxin or other inotropic drugs,anticoagulants,and K⁺and Ca⁺⁺ salts.Institutions may require two nurses to check other medications also to prevent medication error.The nurse does not need a second check for antibiotics.

A Nurse Should Routinely Ask a Colleague to Double-Check a Medication