What kind of legal liability is the nurse potentially facing?

A nurse accidentally administers a higher dose of medication to a patient due to misreading the physician’s prescription. The patient experiences adverse effects and requires intervention to mitigate harm. The hospital’s policy on medication administration was followed and but the error occurred due to the nurse’s failure to double-check the prescription against the medication dosage.

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