You neglected to chart that you gave your client a prn medication. From a legal perspective, this implies which of the following?
1. that you did not give the medication
2. nothing (no legal implication), because the client did not suffer as a result of it
3. that you forgot to chart that you gave the medication
4. that quality assurance of the institution may be called into question
ANS: 1
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