Medication Safety

Question 1

Events associated with drug therapies that can or do hamper optimal patient outcomes

Answer 1

Drug-related problems

Question 2

Iatrogenic hazards or incidents associated with indicated drug therapy resulting in patient harm

Answer 2

Medication misadventures

Question 3

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 3

Medication error

Question 4

Drug therapy problems that are noxious and unintended, and which occurs at doses normally used in man for the prophylaxis, diagnosis, or therapy of disease, or for the modification of physiological function

Answer 4

Adverse drug reactions

Question 5

Adverse drug reactions that result in an injury –due to the use or lack of intended use of a drug

Answer 5

Adv drug events

Question 6

An expected, well-known reaction resulting in little or no change in patient management

Answer 6

Side effects

Question 7

NCCMERP

Answer 7

National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention

Question 8

Temporary or permanent impairment of the physical, emotional, or psychological function or structure of the body and/or pain resulting therefrom requiring intervention.

Answer 8

Harm

Question 9

Errors the lead ro DRP

Answer 9

Error of commission

Error of omission

Question 10

Correct drug

Answer 10

Sub-therapeutic dosage
Overdosage
Adv drug reactions
Drug interactions

Question 11

Incorrect drug

Answer 11

Improper drug selected

Deug use without indication

Question 12

No drug

Answer 12

Untreated condition

Failure to receive prescribed drug

Question 13

ISMP

Answer 13

Institute for Safe Medication Practices

Question 14

Drugs that bear a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when they are used in error

Answer 14

High alert medications (HAMs)

Question 15

Measures of health care quality

Answer 15

Structure
Process
Outcome

Question 16

Hazardous conditions that could lead to error

Answer 16

Risk

Question 17

Method used to identify the critical underlying reasons for the occurrence of a medication error

Answer 17

Root cause analysis

Question 18

Steps in root cause analysis

Answer 18

Charter the team 
Document and research 
Identify root causes 
Develop actions 
Establish outcome measures

Question 19

Components of root cause analysis

Answer 19

People 
Equipment 
Processes 
Materials 
Environment 
Management

Question 20

Primary goal is to systematically identify areas of potential failure in the medication use process

Answer 20

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)