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| The nursing instructor teaches the student nurses about how medication errors can occur. What information will the nursing instructor include in the presentation? Select all that apply. |
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Definition
1.The nurse misinterprets a physician’s order.
3.The nurse does not check the client’s identification band.
4.The nurse miscalculates the medication dose.
5.The nurse administers the incorrect drug. |
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| The nurse recognizes that agency system checks are in place to decrease medication errors. Who commonly collaborates with the nurse on checking the accuracy of the medication prior to administration? |
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| The nurse makes a medication error and a client dies. In court, the attorney for the family of the deceased client asks the nurse if she followed standards of care in administering the medication. How would the attorney phrase this question? |
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Definition
| “Did you do what another nurse would have done under similar circumstances?” |
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Term
| The student nurse learns about categories of medication errors. What is an example of a Category A error that the student will learn? |
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Definition
| A physician was talking to the nurse while medications were being prepared for administration. |
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| The student nurse is studying the categories of medication errors. Which factor does the student nurse recognize as increasing in severity through the categories? |
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Definition
| The level of harm to the client |
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Term
| The nurse manager plans to teach the graduate nurse the reason why the nursing unit has policies and procedures. What best describes the reason for policies and procedures? |
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Definition
| The policies and procedures establish standards of care for the institution. |
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Term
| The nurse in the emergency department administers an adult dose of an antibiotic to a 3-month-old baby. As a result, the baby suffers permanent brain damage. What best describes the effect of this error on the healthcare facility? |
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Definition
| The morale of the staff involved will be depleted. |
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Term
| The nurse administers an evening medication to the client in the morning. The medication did go to the correct client. What is the nurse’s best course of action at this time? |
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Definition
| Notify the physician about the error and complete an incident report. |
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Term
| The nurse is preparing medications for a group of clients. Another nurse begins telling the nurse about her recent engagement. What is the best action by the first nurse? |
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Definition
| Tell the second nurse that the conversation is distracting and must cease while medications are being prepared. |
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Term
| The nurse was very busy and unfamiliar with a new medication, but administered it anyway. Later the nurse looked up the medication. How does the nurse manager evaluate this behavior? |
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Definition
| An error could have occurred because the nurse was unfamiliar with the medication. |
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Term
| The nurse commits a medication error. The nurse documents the error in the client’s record and completes the incident report. What does the nurse recognize as the primary reason for doing this? |
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Definition
| To verify that the client’s safety was protected |
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Term
| The nurse is working very hard to prevent medication errors. What plan(s) will assist the nurse in preventing most errors? Select all that apply. |
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Definition
1.Plan to always check the client’s identification band prior to administration of medications.
2.Plan to tell physicians that verbal orders will not be accepted.
3.Plan to open all of the medications immediately prior to administration. |
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Term
| The nurse teaches a class to clients about how to help prevent medication errors when in the hospital. What is a priority question for the nurse to ask the clients? |
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Definition
| “Do you know the names of all the medications you take?” |
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Term
| The nurse assesses an adverse effect of a medication that has been administered. No medication error was committed. What is the best plan of the nurse at this time? |
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Definition
| Report the adverse effect to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) MedWatch Website. |
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| The nurse is on a committee to reduce medication errors in a large healthcare facility. What is a recom¬mendation the nurse proposes that will most likely help to reduce medication errors? |
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Definition
| Use automated, computerized cabinets on all nursing units. |
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Term
| Which of the following is an example of a medication error? |
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Definition
| The wrong dose of a medication is drawn up, but is caught and corrected prior to administration. |
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Term
| Which of the following statements correctly identifies factors that contribute to medication errors? |
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Definition
| Handwritten orders are more frequently associated with medication errors than are typed orders. |
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Term
| Which of the following best represents adherence to a standard of care? |
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Definition
| Administering a medication within the time frame specified by hospital policy |
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Term
| A medication error occurred that caused a patient to go into a cardiac arrest. The patient was successfully coded. The patient had permanent cognitive impairment as a result. As which category would the medication error be classified? |
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| Which of the following statements regarding medication error rates is ethically accurate? |
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Definition
| Error rates are never acceptable. |
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| Which of the following demonstrates ethical reporting of a medication error? |
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Definition
| The nurse informs the patient, documents the error as per hospital policy, and notifies the physician. |
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Term
| Patients who are discharged from the hospital on new medications should: |
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Definition
| 3. Be provided with oral and written drug information and instructions. |
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Term
| Nurses should implement strategies to prevent medication errors. Which strategies would be the most beneficial for reducing common errors? |
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Definition
| Strategies to prevent wrong dosage errors |
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| Which statement is accurate regarding the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)? |
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Definition
| 3. It publishes a consumer newsletter regarding medication errors. |
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