Chapter 6 Flashcards
Medication errors are ______
Preventable
Effects can range from no significant effect to directly causing ______ or _______
disability or death
What are the 3 ways to prevent medication errors
Minimize verbal or telephone orders
List indication next to each order
Avoid medication shorthand
3 ways to prevent medication errors with verbal or telephone orders
Repeat orders to prescribe
Spell drug name aloud
Speak slowly and clearly
Never use ___________ with medication orders
trailing zeros
Always use ___________ for decimal dosages
leading zeros
Check patient ________ and ___________
allergies and identification
When planning interventions aimed at reducing medication errors, the nurse recognizes that
the majority of medication errors result from weaknesses within the system rather than individual shortcomings.
When receiving a patient transferred from another unit, which action is most useful to prevent medication errors?
Completing a medication reconciliation between units
When admitting an elderly patient to an acute care setting, which nursing strategy is most appropriate to prevent medication errors?
Ask the patient and/or family to bring in all medications the patient was taking at home
Why are specific medications classified as “high-alert” medications?
Potential for patient harm is higher with these medications.
The nurse administers a medication to the wrong client. Which is the appropriate nursing action following this error?
Notify the provider and document the error on an incident report
Which action assists the nurse in prevention of a potential medication error?
Encourage the patient to question medications if the medications are different than he or she expects
In which step of the medication process can a medication error occur?
Procurement Prescribing Transcribing Dispensing Administration
The nurse knows that the medication reconciliation process involves which three steps?
Reconciliation
Verification
Clarification
