A patient's physician writes a medication order to administer 20 mEq of potassium chloride to a patient. The ICU nurse misreads the order as 200 mEq of potassium and administers this amount of medication to the patient. As a result, the patient dies
This situation is an example of which of the following?
A) A questionable medical order
B) Negligent supervision
C) Ordinary negligence
D) Gross negligence
B
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