A client admitted with Hodgkin disease has a handwritten prescription for vinblastine 3.7 mg intravenously (IV) weekly. The nurse interprets the prescription as vincristine 3.7 mg and administers the wrong medication. The client becomes neurovascularly compromised and has a fatal reaction to the medication. The client's family begins a litigious suit against the facility and the nurse's license is suspended by the board of nursing. In preparation for the lawsuit, the nurse meets with the nurse attorney to review the events. Which appropriate statement, if given by the nurse, indicates he has an understanding of the lawsuit?
a. "I had a duty and it was my responsibility to double check the medication, which I did, yet this still happened."
b. "I checked the medication before giving it and literature states it is for Hodgkin disease."
c. "I had a duty and it was my responsibility to get clarification before administering the medication, which I did not."
d. "I could not read the health care provider's handwriting, so I am not at fault."
Answer: c. "I had a duty and it was my responsibility to get clarification before administering the medication, which I did not."
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