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Pharmacology
Chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Receiving two or three medications for the same condition is referred to as | Polypharmacy |
| Strategies for handling medication errors include all the following except | administration |
| Unexpected occurrences involving death or serious physical or psychological injury are called | sentinel events |
| Which organization has established patient safety standards? | TJC |
| Which of the following agencies coordinates the reporting of medication errors? | FDA |
| Toxic effects of medications may be caused by | all of the above |
| The most common medication error involves | dosage |
| Medication errors can occur in how many stages within the medication process? | 3 |
| According to the Institute of Medicine, how many deaths occur from medical errors annually in the United States? | 98,000 |
| Which of the following general recommendations may reduce medication errors? | All of the above |
| Which type of medication error describes an occurrence that required intervention necessary to sustain life? | Category H |
| Health care professionals should double check medications against which of the following? | Medication administration record (MAR) |
| A system designed to prevent future mistakes and ask what happened, why it happened, and what can be done to prevent its recurrence is called | root cause analysis (RCA) |
| Keeping track of a patient's medications as he or she changes health care providers is called | medication reconciliation |
| How many drug orders and label checks must be performed when dispensing and administering medications? | Three |
| In larger facilities, what departments are utilized to minimize medication errors and examine risks that may cause them? | Risk management |
| MedWatch is a program for reporting medication errors and was established by which government agency? | FDA |
| Which organization has helped to standardize the medication error reporting system? | NCC MERP |
| Which medication error reporting program, established by the US Pharmacopeia, is used by hospitals? | NSPG |
| A separate written report that is completed after updating the specific records about a medication error is known as which of the following? | Incident or occurrence report |
| The steps that can help in avoiding medication errors and promoting safe administration of medications include assessment, planning, implementation, and | evaluation |
| A medication error classified as Category 1 is described as which of the following? | Errors that occurred that might have contributed to or resulted in the patient's death |
| Nearly half of all fatal medication errors occur in patients older than | 60 years old |
| Why are children more likely to experience medication errors in relation to dosages? | Because dosages are based on body weight |
| After a patient is discharged, he or she should receive a complete list of which of the following? | Medications to be taken |
| Patients must be educated so they understand the potential adverse effects that need to be reported | immediately |
| First stage errors can occur during prescribing or ordering when practitioners are | distracted or interrupted |
| Manufacturing mistakes can lead to which of the following? | None of the above |
| A medication error may occur when dealing with outpatients because pharmacists do not do which of the following? | Adequately counsel patients |
| The seven potential causes of medication errors including all of the following except | wrong age |
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