Prescribing Errors

Question 1

HEalthcare workers are most likely to maker errors when:

Answer 1

Inexperienced
Inattentive
Rushed
Distracted
Tired
Depressed
Orthopaedic surgeons
Paediatrics
Work in intensive care units
With elderly people

Question 2

Types of error:

Answer 2

Medication omitted
Incomplete prescription
Incorrect dose: sub or supra - therapeutic
Incorrect frequency: incorrect total daily dose

Question 3

‘What is decanting?

Answer 3

Moving patients from one ward to another

Question 4

Never give intramuscular drugs to patients who are on:

Answer 4

Anti coagulation drugs