A new nurse is hanging a bag of continuous infusion IV fluids. The medication dispensing cart releases the wrong bag, and the nurse infuses the wrong type of fluids. Another nurse notes the error, the correct fluids are infused, and there is no harm done to the patient. Which nursing action would be most appropriate in acknowledging this error?
A. call the physician to report the error
B. file an incident report per organizational protocol.
C. discuss the error with the patient
D. do not tell anyone as no harm was done.
Answer:
A. call the physician to report the error
B. file an incident report per organizational protocol.
C. discuss the error with the patient
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