A nurse has a busy morning and is rushed. While administering medications, the nurse realizes that he has made a medication error. Which action should the nurse take first?
a. Report the medication error to the charge nurse and fill out an incident report.
b. Assess the patient for any adverse reactions to the medications and notify the prescriber.
c. Document in the patient's notes the medication given and that an error was made.
d. Explain to the patient that a medication error has occurred and notify the nurse manager.
B
Assessment of the patient is always the priority. Once all assessment data have been collected, the prescriber should be notified.
Ensuring the patient's safety is the priority, not reporting the medication error.
Medication errors are reported on incident reports, not in the patient's notes, and this is not the highest priority.
Assessment of the patient is the priority and should be done first.
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