Exam 14: Medication Safety and Error Prevention

Which one of the following is not a high-alert IV medication according the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)?

The most important aspect of dealing with errors is:

In 2012, the ISMP launched the National Vaccine Error Reporting Program (ISMP VERP) to:

PTEC is the:

Drug errors can be reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through:

Bar codes provide which of the following forms of drug identification?

Medication errors frequently involve which of the following?

What type of error occurs when an IV medication, reconstituted with the incorrect diluent, is given to a patient?

The ISMP focuses on all of the following except:

A patient with diabetes is ordered intravenous (IV) cefazolin in 5% dextrose in water (D₅W) every 8 hours (q8h). What possible problem may exist with this order?

Warfarin (Coumadin) administered to prevent blood clotting can interact with:

How often is it recommended for a technician to check a medication during the filling process?

Which of the following is not one of the five safety standards outlined by TJC?

Pictograms are:

Why are IV heparin errors extremely dangerous?

Which one of the following would not constitute a medication error?

Which one of the following distractions cannot be avoided in the workplace?

Which one of the MERP error categories includes errors that contribute to the death of a patient?

Which one of the reasons below is not related to errors?

A physician ordering an IV to run at 100 mL/hr instead of 125 mL/hr is an example of what type of error?