A nurse has initiated an incident report for a missed dose of medication on a client that caused no harm to the client. Which of the following responses by the nurse manager indicates the use of just culture?

A. "Although this is your first incident, we will have to terminate your employment." This response is punitive and does not align with a just culture, which seeks to identify the cause of errors rather than immediately disciplining staff. B. "We will review the incident report to determine the cause of the missed medication." This aligns with just culture principles by focusing on finding the root cause (e.g., workload issues, system inefficiencies) rather than blaming the nurse. C. "I will need to report this incident to the state board of nursing." A missed medication dose that caused no harm typically does not require reporting to the state board. Just culture focuses on improving processes rather than unnecessary punishment. D. "The facility's legal team will be contacting you to discuss the incident." Involving legal action for a minor, non-harmful event is excessive and contradicts just culture, which emphasizes education, accountability, and system improvements over legal consequences.