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nautica902

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What is the most accurate way to characterize the outcomes of hospital medication errors in the United States?
 
  A) They cause more illness in patients but not more deaths.
  B) They cause more deaths of patients but not more illness.
  C) They cause longer hospitalization duration but not costs.
  D) They cause more illness, death, and hospitalization costs.

Question 2

Aspden and colleagues at the Institute of Medicine (2007 ) found that medication errors in hospitals averaged one per patient per day. How would you best evaluate this estimate?
 
  A) As an unacceptable figure for medication errors
  B) As a low error level in terms of hospital settings
  C) As an acceptable level of errors within hospitals
  D) As an estimate of errors that is highly inaccurate



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A



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