A nurse is found to be diverting fentanyl by replacing it with saline in patient syringes. What patient safety risk does this create beyond the diversion itself?
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A
Patients receive inadequate pain control and may be exposed to blood-borne pathogens
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B
Patients receive double doses of the medication
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C
The saline causes an allergic reaction
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D
Documentation errors are created in the medical record