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CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS
1.Think about your responsibilities when
administering medication and then describe
how you would respond in the following
situations:
a.A physician who is in a hurry prescribes
a medication for your patient. After he
leaves, you read the order and don’t under-
stand why your patient would need the
medication prescribed. Because you are
legally responsible for medications admin-
istered, what would you do?
b.You bring a medication to a patient, who
tells you, “That’s not my pill.” What would
you do?
2.Medication errors are not uncommon and
may be lethal. Interview several nurses about
their experiences with errors and what
contributes to them. Think about how nurses
individually and collectively can act to reduce
errors. Develop a plan with your classmates to
help minimize these errors.REFLECTIVE PRACTICE USING CRITICAL
THINKING SKILLS
Use the following expanded scenario from
Chapter 29 in your textbook to answer the
questions below.Scenario:François Baptiste is an elderly man
with a wound infection requiring intravenous
antibiotic therapy. He is scheduled to receive
his next dose at 10 a.m. The medication deliv-
ered by the pharmacy is labeled with the correct
drug and dose, but with another patient’s
name. The nurse checks the patient identifica-
tion band, and notes that it does not match
the medication label.
1.How might the nurse use blended nursing
skills to respond to this medication error.2.What would be a successful outcome for this
patient?3.What intellectual, technical, interpersonal,
and/or ethical/legal competencies are most
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