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Nurses should implement strategies to prevent medication errors. Which strategies would be the most beneficial for reducing common errors?
 
  1. Strategies to prevent wrong dosage errors
  2. Strategies to prevent wrong route errors
  3. Strategies to prevent wrong medication errors
  4. Strategies to prevent wrong patient errors

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding medication error rates is ethically accurate?
 
  1. Error rates are acceptable when well below the national average.
  2. Error rates are acceptable when associated costs exceed the costs necessary for preventative actions.
  3. Error rates are never acceptable.
  4. Error rates are only acceptable when associated costs are less than 5 of the facility's yearly profit.



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale: The most common reported medication errors involve errors related to the wrong dose.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale: The incidence of medication errors is never acceptable.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
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