Tell the nurse that she\ d like to start at the beginning to be on the safe side.-rationale: the charge nurse should observe the process from the beginning and determine whether the nurse is following the five rights of drug administration. only then should she cosign that the dose is correct. saying that she cant check the dose unless she sees the nurse draw it up, asking the nurse which bottle of insulin she used, and asking to see the original order provide too much opportunity for error.client needs category: safe, effective care environmentclient needs subcategory: safety and infection controlcognitive level: analysisreference: taylor, c., et al. fundamentals of nursing: the art and science of nursing care, 6th ed.. philadelphia: lippincott williams & wilkins, 2008, p. 784.
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