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itsmyluck

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on: Jul 24, 2018
Medication errors include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Administration of the wrong medication
  b. Administration via the wrong route
  c. Inaccurate prescribing
  d. Failing to administer a medication

Question 2

Administration of controlled substances requires that the nurse:
 
  A. Discard and sign for unused quantities
  B. Count the amount of medication daily
  C. Keep narcotics to be given with the other client medications
  D. Notify the charge nurse of discrepancies in medication counts after administration


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parker125

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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A, B, C, D
Medication errors include inaccurate prescribing and administering the wrong medication, by the wrong route, and in the wrong time interval, as well as administering extra doses or failing to administer a medication.

Answer to Question 2

D
D. If the count is incorrect, notify the nurse manager and follow institutional policy.
A. Narcotic wasting often requires that another nurse witness the administering nurse discard the medication according to hospital policy.
B. Controlled substances are counted by two registered nurses at the beginning of each shift.
C. Narcotics delivered to a nursing unit are kept in a locked cabinet. At the beginning of each shift, two registered nurses must count all of the narcotics in the locked cabinet and record the count on a narcotics administration record.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

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