Nurses are responsible for delivering safe appropriate care. If a patient is erroneously accessed for a prothrombin time instead of his roommate, the nurse is obligated to do which of the following?
a. Call the physician.
b. Complete an incident report.
c. Notify the nurse manager.
d. Notify risk management.
B
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A Depending on the error, this may not need to be done.
B When errors are made, it is necessary to complete an incident report for risk management for data collection.
C Depending on the error, this may not need to be done.
D Depending on the error, this may not need to be done.
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