Question: Question 2 (1.5 Points) The Physician Orders Penicillin For A Patient With Streptococcal Pharyngitis. The Nurse Administers The Drug As Ordered, And The Patient Has An Allergic Reaction. The Nurse Checks The Medication Order Sheet And Finds That The Patient Is Allergic To Penicillin. Legal Responsibility For The Error Is: The Nurse’s-she Should Have …
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Question 2 (1.5 points) The physician orders penicillin for a patient with streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse administers the drug as ordered, and the patient has an allergic reaction. The nurse checks the medication order sheet and finds that the patient is allergic to penicillin. Legal responsibility for the error is: the nurse’s-she should have checked the allergies before administering the medication the pharmacist’s-he should put an alert in the patient chart to possible allergic reactions the pharmacist, physician, and nurse are all liable for the mistake the physician’s-she gave the order, the nurse is obligated to follow it
