A student nurse administers a medication to the wrong client while the instructor is with another student. Which statement by the instructor is most appropriate in this situation?
A) "You have placed the nursing student program in danger."
B) "You may be sued by the hospital for the extra care cost to the client."
C) "You are expected to practice like a licensed nurse."
D) "You have set a bad example for the other students."
Answer: C
A nursing student is held to the standard of conduct of an experienced, licensed professional nurse. Students are required to know the standards and to follow them. Hospitals do not generally sue nurses to recover money for extended care due to an error. It is not likely that the teaching program is in danger as people do make mistakes and hospitals do rely on nursing schools to help provide care to clients. It is not likely that the other students are apt to follow the example of a student who fails to follow policy.
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