Chapter 12 Part 2 Flashcards
inappropriate dose recommendations, incomplete dispensing instructions
Pharmacy errors
Record used to document each dose of medication administered to a patient.
Medication administration record (MAR)
Why is Medication administration record important in medication safety?
Its important because its tracks all the medication administered and the accuracy of the right medication especially like substances like narcotics
The removal of a medication from its usual stream of preparation, dispensing, and administration by healthcare personnel involved in those steps in order to use or sell the medication in non-healthcare settings: Medication used for personal use, Sell on the street, Sell directly to a user or dealer, Sell to others that will redistribute
Drug Diversion
What are the names of the committees that monitor the medication management system?
Pharmacy and therapeutics (P&T) committee
Medication-safety committee
Prospective (Proactive) tool useful in analyzing potential problems when introducing new systems or equipment or when looking anew at an existing process
Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
Failure modes (What could go wrong?) Failure causes (Why would the failure happen?) Failure effects (What would be the consequences of each failure?)
How to conduct an FMEA
What are the three areas that you score in an FMEA?
Frequency of failure (OCCURANCE)
The likelihood of detection before it reaches the patient (DETECTION)
Potential harm (SEVERITY)
The caregiver validates patient identity by comparing the medication order to the medication label, and the patient identification band
Right patient
The caregiver validates that the drug to be administered is the drug that was ordered
Right drug
The caregiver validates the dose to be administered is the dose that was ordered
Right dose
The caregiver validates the administration route (IM, IV, etc) matches the administration route on the order
Right route
The caregiver validates the order for the timeframe and frequency of the medication administration matches the parameters of which the drug should be given
Right time
