Asked by Ramisa Chowdhury on Sep 25, 2024
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A nurse has committed a serious medication error and has reported the error to the hospital's adverse medication error hotline as well as to the unit manager. The manager is a firm believer in developing critical thinking skills. From this standpoint, what action by the manager would best nurture this ability in the nurse who made the error?
A) Have the nurse present an in-service related to the cause of the error.
B) Instruct the nurse to write a paper on how to avoid this type of error.
C) Let the nurse work with more experienced nurses when giving medications.
D) Send the nurse to refresher courses on medication administration.
Medication Error
A preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer.
Critical Thinking Skills
The ability to think clearly and rationally, understanding the logical connection between ideas, and critically evaluating arguments and evidence.
Adverse Medication Error Hotline
A dedicated phone service for reporting and seeking advice on negative effects caused by medication errors.
- Encourage critical thinking and learning from medication errors.
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Learning Objectives
- Encourage critical thinking and learning from medication errors.
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