Chapter 2, Problem 2.4.1C

The nurse supervising cna nurse has not returned from a meal break. The cna nurse have a question about a patient's care. What will the cna nurse do?

A nurse makes a medication error. The best action is to:  a. Do not document any error on the patient's record. Document only on the incident or quality assurance report.  b. Document in the patient's record the error by either noting the omission of a drug or adding the drug given if it does not appear on the medication record  c. Document in the patient's record the error by either noting the omission of a drug or adding the drug as given even if it does not appear on the medication record describe the circumstances surrounding the error.  d. Document in the patient's record the error by either noting the omission of a drug or adding the drug as given if it does not appear on the MAR; also document on the incident or quality assurance report .

CASE BACKGROUNDMGMT Hospital Inc is a private concern that recently opened its doors to the public in the suburbs amidst heavy traffic. There are hardly any quiet nights. Sirens are a constant feature. However, once inside, there is just the hustle and bustle of hospital staff going back and forth. A hospitalreadmission is when a patient who is discharged from the hospital, is re-admitted again within a certain period of time. Hospital readmission rates for certain conditions are now considered an indicator of hospital quality, and also affect the cost of care adversely. For this reason, Centers forMedicare & Medicaid Services established the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) which aims to improve quality of care for patients and reduce health care spending by applying payment penalties to hospitals that have more than expected readmission rates for certain conditions. Although diabetes is not yet included in the penalty measures, the program is regularly adding new…