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Not Documenting a No-Harm Medication Error: Veracity
Legal & Ethical Issues · Question from the ATI RN Leadership 2023 Proctored Exam study set
Correct answer: Veracity violation
Why this is the answer
Veracity is the duty to tell the truth. Failing to report an error, even if no harm occurred, is a breach of professional ethics and honesty.
The bigger concept
Veracity is the duty to tell the truth, and hiding an error — even a harmless one — breaks it. The exam pairs this with the incident-reporting rule: every error is reported so the system can be fixed, and concealing one is both an ethical breach and, in most facilities, grounds for discipline. Beneficence would be doing good for the patient, and malpractice requires harm. The honest sequence is assess the patient, notify the provider, document the facts objectively, and complete the occurrence report.
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