Safety and Infection ControlQuestion 345 of 2368
A nurse scans a client's wristband and the medication, and the scanner displays an error message. What should the nurse do?
- Follow up according to agency policy and not override the message
- Override the message because the five rights were already checked
- Override the message and document the scan as completed
- Give the medication and report the error at the end of the shift
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Correct answer: Follow up according to agency policy and not override the message
Scanning adds safety and its error messages are not to be overridden. The nurse follows agency policy to resolve them.
Source: Nursing Skills, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Administration of Parenteral Medications: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR INJECTIONS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Safety and Infection Control"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026