During his last shift, a nurse realized that he made a medication error by administering a medication to the wrong patient. Which of the nurse's following actions best demonstrates accountability?
A) Administering the correct medication to the correct patient during his next shift
B) Assessing the patient vigilantly after discovering the drug error
C) Writing up an incident report and taking action to review correct medication administration
D) Reviewing his notes on adverse reactions to medications and explaining these to a colleague
C
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A) Tried to rest quietly for 5 minutes before the reading is taken B) Refrained from smoking for at least 8 hours C) Drunk adequate fluids during the day prior D) Avoided drinking coffee for 12 hours before the visit
A researcher is applying for a grant renewal on the subject of a promising new treatment for liver cancer. His research group has used the treatment for 13 subjects
The results—9 responded and 4 did not—are not statistically significant. However, if the researcher entered each patient as three different people and reported the results as 27 responded and 12 did not, the results would be statistically significant. If he chose to do this, what would it represent? a. Beneficence b. Fabrication c. Falsification d. Plagiarism
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