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Dosage Unit 1
Types of medication errors
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Legibility | The order cannot be read due to hand writing |
| Prescriptive | The drug selection is incorrect based on the client's allergies or other indications such as wrong dose, form, quantity, route, concentration, rate or health status. |
| Communication | A lack of understanding the correct order; confusion over look-alike and sound-alike medications |
| Transcription | The order was transferred onto another source incorrectly |
| Preparation | The wrong dilution (measure or amount) or solution was used; incorrect calculation |
| Administration | Given at the wrong time or via incorrect route |
| Wrong patient | The medication was not given to the client in which it was intended |