Author Question: The nurse receives an order for a medication and sends the order to the pharmacy to be filled. When ... (Read 86 times)

c0205847 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse receives an order for a medication and sends the order to the pharmacy to be filled. When the medication arrives, the nurse administers it, and later recognizes the client has a documented allergy to this medication.

The client has an acute allergic reaction and dies. Who is legally liable for this error?
1. The health care provider who ordered the drug
2. The pharmacist who filled the order
3. The nurse who administered the drug
4. The nurse, the pharmacist, and the health care provider

Question 2

The nurse receives an order for Motrin and recognizes this as which drug name?

1. Generic
2. Brand
3. Chemical
4. Official

marict · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4
The nurse, the pharmacist, and the health care provider should have noted the allergy, and a different medication should have been ordered. As a result, all three share responsibility for the error and can be held legally liable.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2
The brand name is the name assigned by the company that markets the drug, and should be capitalized. A drug, like ibuprofen, may have multiple brand names, such as Motrin, Advil, and so on. The generic name is also the official name, and is not capitalized. The chemical name is usually quite long, and describes the chemicals that make up the medication.