The nurse commits a medication error. The nurse documents the error in the patient's record and completes the incident report. What does the nurse recognize as the primary reason for doing this?
1. To verify that the patient's safety was protected
2. To protect the patient from further harm
3. To protect the health care facility from litigation
4. To protect the nurse from liability
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale: Documentation in the patient's medical record and completion of an incident report verify that the patient's safety was protected. Documentation of an error does not necessarily protect the health care facility from litigation. The patient has already been harmed; the documentation will not protect the patient from future harm. Documentation of an error does not necessarily protect the nurse from liability.
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