This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: The nurse can prevent medication errors by following which principles? (Select all that apply.) ... (Read 109 times)

nelaaney

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 560
The nurse can prevent medication errors by following which principles? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Assess for allergies after giving medica-tions.
  b. Use two patient identifiers before giving medications.
  c. Do not give a medication that another nurse has drawn up in a syringe.
  d. Minimize the use of verbal and telephone orders.
  e. Use trade names instead of generic names to avoid confusion.

Question 2

What is the most important role of the health care worker in preventing drug errors?
 
  a. Always checking the patient's diagnosis before giving a drug
  b. Always following the eight rights of drug administration
  c. Being the one defense for detecting and preventing drug errors
  d. Being most likely to detect a drug error that has occurred



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

wtf444

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 314
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B, C, D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B




nelaaney

  • Member
  • Posts: 560
Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


xiazhe

  • Member
  • Posts: 331
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

Did you know?

The liver is the only organ that has the ability to regenerate itself after certain types of damage. As much as 25% of the liver can be removed, and it will still regenerate back to its original shape and size. However, the liver cannot regenerate after severe damage caused by alcohol.

Did you know?

Studies show that systolic blood pressure can be significantly lowered by taking statins. In fact, the higher the patient's baseline blood pressure, the greater the effect of statins on his or her blood pressure.

Did you know?

Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%

Did you know?

The strongest synthetic topical retinoid drug available, tazarotene, is used to treat sun-damaged skin, acne, and psoriasis.

Did you know?

According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library