Problem:
The nurse in a busy emergency department was asked to administer ephedrine to a client experiencing breathing problems from bronchial asthma. The nurse pulls the drug from the automated medication system, places it on the overbed table, and walks to the cabinet to get the needle and syringe. The nurse was about to open the container and prepare the dose but noted that the drug epinephrine was pulled instead. What is an appropriate nursing action? Select all that apply
a. Return the unopened drug to the automated medication machine.
b. Complete an incident report documenting the medication error
c. Do not complete an incident report as the wrong medication was not given
d. Get the correct medication from the machine and administer it