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Pharmacology Chap 9
Test 1 Ch. 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Medication administration record (MAR) | Documentation of all pharmacotherapies received by the patient. |
| Medication error | 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 provider, patient, or consumer. |
| Medication error index | Categorization of medication errors according to the extent of the harm an error can cause. |
| Medication reconciliation | The process of keeping track of a patient's medications as they proceed from one health care provider to another. |
| Polypharmacy | The taking of multiple drugs concurrently. |
| Risk management | System of reducing medication errors by modifying policies and procedures within the institution. |