medication errors

Question 1

6Rs of Medication Safety

Answer 1

RIGHT DRUG
RIGHT DOSE
RIGHT DOSAGE FORM
RIGHT ROUTE
RIGHT TIME
RIGHT PATIENT

Question 2

It 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 2

Medication Error

Question 3

A medication error that took place but has been captured before reaching the patient.

Answer 3

Near Miss

Question 4

FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO MEDICATION ERROR

Answer 4

Human Related
System Related
Medication Related

Question 5

Medication Related Errors

Answer 5

• look alike or sound alike medications
• multiple dosage forms and strengths

Question 6

System Related Errors

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Human Related Errors (Provider)

Answer 7

• over worked
• under trained
• competence
• distracted
• illness
• stress

Question 8

Human Related Errors (Patient)

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Types of Medication Errors

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 Errors include:

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Suppression of a drug previously used

Answer 12

Omission error

Question 13

Addition of a drug not previously used

Answer 13

Commission error

Question 14

Incorrect dose

Answer 14

Dosing error

Question 15

Incorrect dose frequency

Answer 15

Frequency error

Question 16

Incorrect pharmaceutical form

Answer 16

Pharmaceutical form error

Question 17

A drug from one class is substituted for another drug from the same class not previously used

Answer 17

Substitution error

Question 18

Two drugs from the same class are prescribed

Answer 18

Duplication error

Question 19

It 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 19

Dispensing error

Question 20

Dispensing error includes:

Answer 20

• Dispensing incorrect medication, dosage strength, or dosage form
• Dosage miscalculations
• Failure to identify drug interactions or contraindications

Question 21

Common causes of dispensing error includes:

Answer 21

• Work environment
• Outdated or incorrect drug references
• Sound Alike and Look Alike Drugs (SALADs)

Question 22

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 22

Administration error

Question 23

Administration error may include:

Answer 23

• Errors of omission
• Incorrect administration technique
• Administration of incorrect or expired medication
• Deliberate violation of guidelines

Question 24

An error in the process of making an identical copy of prescription in the medical records

Answer 24

Transcription error

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Documentation error

Question 26

An error that occurs during the process of indenting, ordering of drugs.

Answer 26

Indent error