Which of the following must you do if you make an error while administering medication?

A) Report the error to the physician
B) Start intervention measures immediately
C) Document the error and all corrective actions in the patient's medical record
D) File an incident report
E) All of the above


Answer: E) All of the above

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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