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A patient with a recent history of acute pain has been transferred to the intensive care unit after the nurse mistakenly administered hydromorphone rather than morphine.

Which of the following statements best describes the legal responsibility of nurses when administering drugs?
A) Liability insurance protects nurses from litigation related to drug errors.
B) Physicians are ultimately responsible for drug errors that occur in hospital settings.
C) Nurses have an ethical, but not legal, responsibility to give drugs safely.
D) Nurses are legally responsible for safe drug administration.

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