The nurse accidentally administers the wrong dose of a medication. Her first action would be to:
a. notify the physician.
b. fill out an incident report.
c. assess the patient.
d. tell her supervisor.
C
Assessing the patient is the highest priority. The physician must be notified after the patient is assessed. Filling out an incident report and telling the supervisor are not priorities.
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