The nurse discovers a medication error on a second nurse's documentation, so the nurse completes an incident report. Which statement should the nurse include in the report?
1. "Client will sleep comfortably for the rest of the night.".
2. "Nurse may have used a syringe meant for another client.".
3. "Morphine 10 mg IM administered rather than 5 mg as ordered.".
4. "The nurse needs to observe the client for signs of oversedation.".
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3. Stating that the client received morphine 10 mg instead of 5 mg is a suitable statement to include on an incident report because it is an objective statement pro-viding no interpretation or conjecture from the nurse. The remaining choices are sub-jective statements based on opinion.
1. It is the nurse's opinion that the client will sleep well because of the medication error.
2. Using an incorrect syringe is the nurse's opinion on how the error occurred; the nurse does not know this is a fact.
4. The nurse offers an opinion on a suitable plan of action by stating that the client needs observation for signs of oversedation.
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