A nurse is covering for a coworker who is on a lunch break. While administering medications, the nurse notices a bag of antibiotic hanging with another patient's name on it. The nurse imme-diately stops the infusion. What should the next step be?
a. Say nothing about the error because the patient is fine.
b. Speak with the coworker about the error and fill out the proper paperwork for do-cumentation.
c. Tell the other coworkers about the error.
d. Tell the patient about the error.
B
The next step that the nurse should take is to speak to the coworker about the error and then fill out paperwork for documentation. The nurse needs to have a "crucial conversation" with this coworker to alert him or her about the error. This allows for a decrease in the number of errors and a safer health care environment.
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