The hospital policy and procedure manual states that medications should be charted immediately after administration. The nurse routinely charts the medications as they are being prepared for administration. What does this practice reflect?
1. Use of the two schools of thought doctrine
2. Logical and appropriate variation in practice
3. An honest error in judgment
4. A violation of hospital policy and procedure
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Rationale: The two schools of thought doctrine is used when the court evaluates the standards of care given when the nurse chooses among the alternative modes of treatment. The alternative mode still has to meet standards of care.
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