RN Exam Practice
Safety and Infection ControlQuestion 437 of 2368

A nurse catches a wrong dose in the syringe before giving it to the client. Which action should the nurse take next?

  1. Discard the syringe and make no report since no harm occurred
  2. Submit an incident report because a near miss occurred
  3. Tell only the client what happened
  4. Document the event in the client's record only
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Correct answer: Submit an incident report because a near miss occurred

A near miss is a narrowly avoided error. Incident reports are submitted for errors and near misses.

Source: Nursing Pharmacology, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Legal/Ethical: SAFETY CULTURE. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Safety and Infection Control"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026