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Ch. patient safety and quality assurance
Question | Answer |
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what are the 5 rights of every patient? | the right drug the right dose the right dosage form the right route of administration the right time of administration |
What are the 3 types of medication errors? | prescribing dispensing administering |
What is the meaning of the acronym "ISMP"? | Institute of Safe Medication Practices |
What is the meaning of the acronym "MERP"? | Medication Error Reporting and Prevention |
What is the meaning of the acronym "MTM"? | Medication Therapy Management |
What is the meaning of the acronym "MTR"? | Medication Therapy Review |
What is the meaning of the acronym "PMR"? | Personal Management Record |
What is the meaning of the acronym "MAP"? | Medication-related action plan |
What is the meaning of the acronym "PIM"? | Potentially Inappropriate Medication |
What is the meaning of the acronym "RCA" | root cause analysis |
What is the meaning of the acronym "CQI" | continuous quality improvement |
What is the meaning of the acronym "PPE" | Personal Protective Equipment |
What is the meaning of the acronym "FAERS" | FDA Adverse Event Reporting System |
What is the meaning of the acronym "VAERS" | Vaccine Adverse Effect Reporting System |
How many different categories of medication errors did MERP classify? | 9 categories |
Who oversees MEDWATCH? | FDA |
Who established the "Do Not Use List"? | The Joint Commission |
Who created lists of high-alert medications for acute care facilities, community/ambulatory care facilities and long-term care facilities? | ISMP |
Which two organizations established lists of drug names using "tall man" letters? | FDA & ISMP |
What are the 3 types of drug utilization evaluation? | prospective concurrent retrospective |
What are Paxil-Plavix examples of? | look alike-sound alike drug names |
What are CeleBREX-CeleXA example of? | tall man letters |
The 0 in 5.0 mg is an example of what? | trailing zero |
The absence of a "0" in .5 mg is an example of what? | lack of leading zero |
Using the abbreviation IU may be mistaken for which abbreviation and number? | IV (intravenous) and 10 (ten) |
Using the abbreviation "D/C" may be misinterpreted for which two terms? | discharge and discontinue |
Using the abbreviation "OD" "OS" "OU" may be misinterpreted for which abbreviations? | "AD" "AS" "AU" |
What information is contained on a medication bar code? | NDC number, lot number and expiration date |
Oral decongestants may exacerbate which condition in geriatric patients? | insomnia |
USP <797> requires temperature monitoring to be performed and documented how often? | at least once a day |
USP<797> requires pressure differential to be performed and documented how often? | at least once a day |
USP <797> requires nonviable particle sampling be performed and documented how often? | every 6 months |
USP <797> requires electronic device sampling of viable particles be performed and documented how often? | every 6 months |
USP<797>requires surface disinfection sampling and assessment must be performed and documented how often? | every 6 months |
USP <797> requires counters to be disinfected how often? | daily |
USP <797> requires floor to be disinfected how often? | daily |
USP <797> requires walls to be disinfected how often? | monthly |
USP <797> requires ceiling to be disinfected how often? | monthly |
USP <797> requires storage shelving to be disinfected how often? | monthly |