Exam 2 - Supporting Technologies, Automation, Informatics, and E-Prescribing

Question 1

___ hospital’s systems were able to catch lomustine and methotrexate doses that were too high

Answer 1

1 out of 4

Question 2

___ of the systems were able to detect serious overdoses of carbamazepine in adults

Answer 2

less than 1/2

Question 3

____ of the systems detected a deadly order for amphotericin B

Answer 3

less than half

Question 4

less systems in 2005 offered dose alerts based on patient ___

Answer 4

age, weight, BSA

Question 5

What alerts/pop-ups/stops do you see in practice?

Answer 5

Allergies
Interactions
Duplications
Max doses
Disease/diagnosis contraindications

Question 6

What should be required in the system before an Rx can be entered?

Answer 6

weight and allergies

Question 6

how often should weight and allergies be updated in a pt profile?

Answer 6

with every new admission because they can change

Question 7

systems should contain ___ for designated unsafe orders

Answer 7

hard stops

Question 8

systems should allow font for ___

Answer 8

TML

Question 9

systems should be able to generate ___

Answer 9

customized MARs

Question 9

labels and MARs should be free from ___

Answer 9

error prone abbreviations

Question 10

systems should allow for ___ in dose field and a ___ between dose and units

Answer 10

commas, space

Question 11

systems should NOT support the use of __

Answer 11

mnemonics or stemming

Question 12

what categories does the 2019 ISMP update for safe electronic communication of medical info provide recommendations for?

Answer 12

1. Drug names
2. Doses, dosing units, weights & measures, and directions
3. Product selection menus and search choices
4. Complete med orders and Rxs
5. Medical info
6. Pt info associated w/ med safety