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medication errors
chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| medication administration record (MAR) | form that contains what medication were given and omitted |
| medication error | any preventable event that may lead to inappropriate medication use. |
| medication index error | categorizes medication errors by evaluating the extent of the harm and error can cause |
| medication reconciliation | keeping track of a patients medications as they go from one health provdider to the next. |
| polypharmacy | patient receiving multiple prescriptions that have conflicting pharmacologic actions |
| risk management | department that examine risks and minimize the number of medication errors. |