Medication AdministrationPregunta 18 de 100
Scenario: The aide realizes she gave a resident's 8:00 AM pill to the wrong resident. What is the FIRST priority action?
a.Say nothing and hope no harm occurs
b.Wait until the end of shift to mention it
c.Blame the previous shift for a labeling problem
d.Check on the resident who received it, notify the nurse, and complete an incident report
Explicación
After a medication error the first priority is the safety of the resident who received the wrong drug, so the aide assesses them and notifies the nurse immediately. An honest incident report is then completed; hiding errors endangers residents and violates professional and legal duties.
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