Author Question: The nurse accidentally administers the client's medication to the wrong client. Place the nursing ... (Read 81 times)

Awilson837 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse accidentally administers the client's medication to the wrong client. Place the nursing actions in the order they should be performed.

Click on the down arrow for each response in the right column and select the correct choice from the list.
Response 1. Notify the health care provider and/or charge nurse.
Response 2. Document the medication error and complete an incident or event form.
Response 3. Administer the medications to the proper client.
Response 4. Assess the client receiving the wrong medications.
Response 5. Monitor the client who received the wrong medications frequently for untoward effects of the drugs.

Question 2

The nurse administers a PRN pain medication to a client. When should the nurse document this medication administration?

1. Immediately
2. Within the hour
3. At the end of the shift
4. Within 4 hours

johnpizzaz · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4,1,3,2,5

The nurse's first actions and greatest priority are to assess the client who received the wrong medications. Notify the health care provider or charge nurse, depending on the facility policy, and provide the assessment findings. Administer the medications to the correct client, who has missed a dosage due to the error, then document the medications administered to both clients and complete an incident report on the event. Continue to monitor the client who received the wrong medications frequently for untoward or predictable effects of the medications.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1

As soon as a PRN medication is administered, the nurse should document it, because another nurse could potentially decide that the same medication can be administered if the MAR is checked and there is no indication of a PRN dosage administered recently, resulting in an overdosage.