Causes
Poor communication is a primary cause of medication errors?
True: including illegible handwritten prescriptions and inadequate information transfer between healthcare providers.
You should verify the medicaiton administration records before giving any medication?
True, to ensure accuracy and prevent errors.
Electronic Prescription for Controlled Substances reduce errors and drive efficiencies?
True: PointClickCare and Leading Age describe how this effort from 2017-2024 has reduced the risk of medication errors.
What does "Right Route" mean?
Giving the medication by the correct method.
Narrative charting is telling what happened.
True: Sequentially telling the story of the patient for that shift.
Medication errors are always caused by the nurse?
False: Errors can occur at any stage and involve multiple team members.
What minimizes errors Verbal, Written or Telephone
Written orders minimize errors
The nurse who suffers emotional distress after making and error?
"Second Victim Syndrome"
We have 5 Medication Rights and 4 Additional
True: Right Patient, Medication, Dose, Time, Route and Right Form, Action or Reason, Documentation, Response.
An Inciden Report is used only for falls or fights?
False: this documentation is also used as a national standard of expected care e.g. a medication error.
Medication errors cause how many injuries each year?
1.3 million
What helps prevent medication errors?
Reporting near misses for review
Hypotension is a leading cause for ER visit why?
Because blood pressure isn't taken before medication to follow the parameters set by the practitioner.
Name (3) of the "Five Rights."
Patient: Medication: Dose: Time: Route:
The nurse can shut their computer screen to avoid client information being visiable?
False: The nurse should lock her computer screen or log out to avoid HIPPA violations.
What are 3 causes of medication errors?
Fatigue, Interruptions, Distractions, Time Pressure, Not Reading Order
Radonda Vaught did a system override on what?
A Computerized Medication Cabinet
SALAD is an acronym that means?
Sound-alike, look-alike drugs than can lead to errors
Can a resident/patient refuse medication?
Yes, this is a fundamental aspect of patient autonomy and informed consent.
Giving the right medication at the wrong time is not an error.
False: it violates the "Right Time" principle.
This leads to skipping safety checks?
Time Pressure and Distractions
What's one way to build a "Culture of Safety"?
Encourage open reporting of errors and near misses without fear of punishment.
The estimated global cost of medication errors is around?
$42 billion
A resident has the right to give away their medication?
No, this is against federal and state regulations designed to prevent drug diversion and ensure proper disposal.
Documenting an error should result in automatic punishment?
False: it should be used to improve systems and safety.