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Practice Question

A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following situations requires an incident report?

Answer Choices:

Correct Answer:

A client receives their insulin 1 hr before scheduled.

Rationale:

⏱️Administering insulin one hour early is a medication timing error that requires an incident report for safety tracking.

🧾Incident reporting supports quality improvement, root-cause analysis, and prevents recurrence.

🤮Vomiting after an oral medication is a clinical event to assess and document but is not automatically a reportable system error.

🍽️A late meal tray and a seizure are important to address clinically; however, only the insulin timing reflects a process deviation in medication administration.

📌Core Message

The early insulin administration is a reportable medication error, whereas the other events are clinical issues without a clear process violation.

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This question is from ATI RN Pharmacology 2023 Exam-1 which contains 64 questions.

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A nurse is administering 4 mg of hydromorphone to a client by mouth every 4 hr. The medication is provided as hydromorphone 8 mg per tablet. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the nurse to take?

Answer Choices:

A. Return the remaining medication to the facilitys pharmacy.
B. Dispose of the remaining medication while another nurse observes.
C. Store the remaining half of the pill in the automated medication dispensing system.
D. Place the remaining half of the pill in the unit-dose package.
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ATI RN Pharmacology 2023 Exam-1

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Question Details
  • Category: RN Nursing Exams
  • Subcategory: ATI Exams (RN)
  • Domain: PHARMACOLOGY (RN ati)
  • Answer Choices: 4
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