Medication Safety

Question 1

What are the patient’s rights?

Answer 1

1. right drug
2. right dose
3. right dosage form
4. right route of administration
5. right time of administration

Question 2

What is medication error A?

Answer 2

circumstance has potential for causing harm

Question 3

What is medication error B?

Answer 3

error occurred, but did not reach patient

Question 4

What is medication error C?

Answer 4

error reached patient but did not not cause harm

Question 5

What is medication error D?

Answer 5

error reached patient, did not harm but required monitoring to prove no harm done

Question 6

What is medication error E?

Answer 6

error caused temporary harm and require intervention

Question 7

What is medication error F?

Answer 7

error caused temporary harm to patient resulting hospitalization

Question 8

What is medication error G?

Answer 8

error cause temporary or permanent harm to the patient

Question 9

What is medication error H?

Answer 9

error results in harm requiring hospitalization

Question 10

What is medication error I?

Answer 10

error contributed to patient’s death

Question 11

Who are errors reported to to?

Answer 11

ISMP

Question 12

What is OD?

Answer 12

right eye

Question 13

What is OS?

Answer 13

left eye

Question 14

What is OU?

Answer 14

each eye

Question 15

What is AD?

Answer 15

right ear

Question 16

What is AS?

Answer 16

left ear

Question 17

What is AU?

Answer 17

each ear

Question 18

Who oversees MERP?

Answer 18

ISMP

Question 19

Who is responsible for approving tall man letter?

Answer 19

FDA

tall man letters are used to indicate the differences between the spelling of drug names

Question 20

When is scheduled medication administered?

Answer 20

within 30 minutes

-within one hour if nontime critical

Question 21

What type of prescribing is the best way to reduce error?

Answer 21

electronic prescribing

Question 22

Who made recommendations for verbal prescriptions?

Answer 22

MERP