A student nurse is discussing medication management with the nursing instructor. Which of the following statements from the student nurse indicates a misunderstanding regarding the nurse's role in medication management?
A) "I am responsible for teaching a client how to correctly store, prepare, and administer his or her medications."
B) "I am responsible for documenting whether the therapeutic effect of a medication is being achieved."
C) "I am responsible for monitoring potassium level on a client who is receiving a thiazide diuretic."
D) "I am responsible for a medication error if I administered the medication, not if I delegated that responsibility to an unlicensed person."
D
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