The nurse is reviewing medication errors. Which situation is an example of a medication error?
a. A patient refuses her morning medica-tions.
b. A patient receives a double dose of a medication because the nurse did not cut the pill in half.
c. A patient develops hives after having started an IV antibiotic 24 hours earlier.
d. A patient complains of severe pain still present 60 minutes after a pain medication was given.
ANS: B
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