As the nurse was about to administer an oral mediation,the patient states,"That pill is the wrong colour." The nurse goes back to the medication administration area to check the medication and realizes that it is indeed the wrong pill.Does this situation require the completion of an adverse event report?
A) No; there was no actual error.
B) No; it was the patient who stopped an error from occurring.
C) Yes; an error almost occurred,and close calls are to be reported.
D) It is up to the nurse to decide whether to complete an adverse event report.

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Even though the patient caught the error, the situation still requires completion of an adverse event report as it was a near miss, and it is important to report all close calls to prevent errors from reoccurring in the future.

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