An agency has just implemented electronic medication ...

[Beheh]

An agency has just implemented electronic medication administration records (eMARs). This would be an example of what level of change?
 
  a. First-level change
  b. Second-level change
  c. Third-level change
  d. No change

Question 2

A hospital has just implemented bar-coded medication administration (BCMA). This would be an example of what level of change?
 
  a. First-level change
  b. Second-level change
  c. Third-level change
  d. No change

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The implementation of eMARs is an example of a first-level change. Previously, medications were documented using a paper system, not an electronic system.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Implementing BCMA would be a second-level change. The implementation of BCMA has not only changed how medications are documented, but it has actually changed the process of medication administration.