CPP

Question 1

is any preventable event that
may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or
patient harm while the medication is in the control of
the health care professional, patient, or consumer.”

Answer 1

MEDICATION ERROR

Question 2

A medication error that took place but has
been captured before reaching the patient
is termed as

Answer 2

NEAR MISS

Question 3

FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO
MEDICATION ERROR

Answer 3

HUMAN RELATED
SYSTEM RELATED
MEDICATION RELATED

Question 4

HUMAN RELATED ERRORS

Answer 4

PROVIDER
PATIENT

Question 5

over worked
under trainedcompetence
distracted
illness
stress PROVIDER

Answer 5

PROVIDER

Question 6

health literacy level
in a hurry
patient compliance
trust providers to not make mistakes

Answer 6

PATIENT

Question 7

lack of communication
poor workflow
no proper policy or guideline in place
disorganized workspace
inadequate tools to complete work
lack of supervision

Answer 7

SYSTEM RELATED ERRORS

Question 8

look alike or sound alike medications
multiple dosage forms and strenghts

Answer 8

MEDICATION RELATED ERRORS
look alike or sound alike medications
multiple dosage forms and strenghts

Question 9

TYPES OF MEDICATION
ERROR

Answer 9

PRESCRIBING ERROR
DISPENSING ERROR
ADMINISTRATION ERROR
TRANSCRIPTION ERROR
DOCUMENTATION ERROR
INDENT ERROR

Question 10

as a result of a
prescribing decision or prescription writing process, there is an unintentional
significant (1) reduction in the probability of treatment being timely and effective
or (2) increase in the risk of harm when compared with generally accepted
practice”.

Answer 10

PRESCRIBING ERROR

Question 11

PRESCRIBING ERROR Includes:

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Incorrect Prescription
Illegible Handwriting
Drug allergy not identified
Irrational combinations
Out of list abbreviations

Question 12

DISPENSING ERROR Includes:

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Dispensing incorrect medication, dosage strength, or dosage form

Dosage miscalculations

Failure to identify drug interactions or contraindications

Question 12

is a discrepancy between a prescription and the medicine that
the pharmacy delivers to the patient or distributes to the ward on the basis of this
prescription, including the dispensing of a medicine with inferior pharmaceutical
or informational quality

Answer 12

DISPENSING ERROR

Question 13

This type of medication error involves a discrepancy between the drug therapy
received by the patient and the drug therapy intended by the prescriber.

Answer 13

ADMINISTRATION ERROR

Question 13

Common causes of dispensing error includes:

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Work environment

Outdated or incorrect drug references

Sound Alike and Look Alike Drugs (SALADs)

Question 14

ADMINISTRATION ERROR Inncludes:

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Errors of omission

Incorrect administration technique

Administration of incorrect or expired medication

Deliberate violation of guidelines

Question 15

An error in the process of making an identical copy of prescription in the medical
records is called a transcription error.

Answer 15

TRANSCRIPTION ERROR

Question 16

TRANSCRIPTION ERROR Includes:

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Wrong drug

Wrong drug preparation

Wrong dose

Wrong time

Wrong frequency

Wrong route

Question 16

DOCUMENTATION ERROR Includes:

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Documentation before administration

No documentation

Question 16

involves inconsistencies between the documented
medication and the actual medication that was given to the patient.

Answer 16

DOCUMENTATION ERROR

Question 17

INDENT ERROR Includes:

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Wrong dose

Wrong drug

Wrong strength

Wrong route

Wrong frequency

Question 18

10 WAYS TO MINIMIZE MEDICATION
ERRORS

Answer 18

1. Ensure correct entry of the prescription.
2. Confirm that the prescription is correct and complete.
3. Beware of look-alike, soundalike drugs.
4. Be careful with zeros and abbreviations.
5. Organize the workplace.
6. Reduce distraction when possible.
7. Focus on reducing stress and balancing heavy workloads.
8. Take the time to store drugs properly.
9. Thoroughly check all prescriptions.
10. Always provide thorough patient counseling.

Question 18

An error that occurs during the process of indenting, ordering of drugs, may be
classified as an indent error.

Answer 18

INDENT ERROR

Question 19

are routinely encountered but remain underreported.

Answer 19

Medication errors

Question 20

Most medication errors occur due to:

Answer 20

Incomplete or incorrect prescription

Illegible handwriting

Wrong dose