A physician orders a medication dosage that is above the normal dosage. The nurse administers the medication without questioning the dosage. What error did the nurse make?
A) The nurse violated one of the "rights" of medication administration.
B) The nurse performed an act outside the scope of practice for nursing.
C) The nurse has not made an error, but the physician did by ordering the wrong dosage of medication.
D) The nurse has committed an act of maleficence by administering the medication.
Ans: A
The nurse violated one of the "rights" of medication administration, the right dosage, because the nurse is responsible for being aware and questioning an incorrect dosage of medication. Medication administration is within the scope of nursing practice. Maleficence is performing a harmful act intentionally.
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