Medication Error 2022 CE

Using a medication incorrectly would be an example of: A) An error of execution B) An error of planning C) A reporting error D) A monitoring error

A) An error of execution

____ is the process of reviewing the patient's medications to avoid duplications, dosing errors, potential drug-drug interactions, contraindications, and omissions. A) Medication reconciliation B) Sentinel event C) Root cause analysis D) Failure modes and effects analysis

A) Medication reconciliation

_____ are medical errors that could have caused harm but did not either by chance or timely intervention. A) Near miss B) Adverse drug event C) Close call D) Error of planning

A) Near miss

Near misses are often caught by _____ during routine verification before the medication gets dispensed to the patient. A) Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians B) Doctors C) Nurses D) None of the above

A) Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians

Health literacy is defined as: A) The ability to understand basic health information. B) The ability to read. C) The ability to communicate in English. D) The ability to understand complex health information

A) The ability to understand basic health information.

2. Why should an FMEA analysis be performed? A) To prevent a medication error before it occurs. B) To prevent a medication error after it occurs. C) To react to a medication error. D) To determine the individual who made the error.

A) To prevent a medication error before it occurs.

A(n) _____ is defined as an unintended injury to a patient caused by medication management rather than by their underlying condition. A) Near miss B) Adverse drug event C) Close call D) Error of planning

B) Adverse drug event

What are some effective tools that pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can use to prevent medication errors? A) Checking on individual patients by calling them on a weekly basis. B) Assessing the ability of pharmacy staff to meet the needs of patients with limited health literacy. C) Leaving the full responsibility of anything involving medications to patient's caregivers after they get discharged from the hospital D) All of the above.

B) Assessing the ability of pharmacy staff to meet the needs of patients with limited health literacy.

What signs are red flags for low health literacy? A) Able to name medications and their purpose. B) Identifies medications by color and shape. C) Correctly states the names of medications being taken. D) Understands the conditions for which medications are prescribed.

B) Identifies medications by color and shape.

Why is it important for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to identify patients who likely have limited health literacy? A) They may keep on asking about how to correctly take their medications resulting in taking so much time on patient counselingpointspon. B) They have lower rates of medication errors. C) Incorrectly taking medications can cause potentially devastating adverse drug events. D) All of the above.

C) Incorrectly taking medications can cause potentially devastating adverse drug events.

Any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer is known as a: A) Near Miss B) Sentinel event C) Medication error D) Process error

C) Medication error

Patient M.B. breaks out in a severe rash after receiving sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim. A review of the patient's chart show that she has a documented allergy to sulfas. This is an example of which of the following type of medication error? A) Administration error B) Compliance error C) Monitoring error D) Near miss

C) Monitoring error

Common factors within pharmacies that can contribute to medication errors include: A) Overworked pharmacists B) Insufficient training and negligence in supervising pharmacy technicians C) Poor communication D) All of the above

D) All of the above

A hostile workplace culture can: A) Cause higher rates of medication errors. B) Impact employees' performance. C) Reduce employee retention rates. D) All of the above.

D) All of the above.

A medication reconciliation should occur: A) When the patient is admitted to the hospital. B) When the patient is discharged from the hospital. C) Whenever a new prescription is ordered or existing orders are rewritten. D) All of the above.

D) All of the above.

A root cause analysis is a tool that can be used by a multidisciplinary team to: A) Identify the causes of medication errors. B) Mitigate harm to the patient. C) Prevent recurrences of the same medication errors. D) All of the above.

D) All of the above.

Common causes of provider-related medication errors include: A) Distraction B) Excessive responsibilities. C) The provider writes a prescription for a medication that is not available in the U.S. D) All of the above.

D) All of the above.

What questions can patients ask providers, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians to better understand their condition and the reason for prescribed medications? A) What is my main problem? B) What do I need to do? C) Why is it important for me to do this? D) All of the above.

D) All of the above.

Medication errors occur during the ____ phase of the medication delivery process. A) In the pharmacy during the dispensing phase. B) When the nurse administers the medication to the patient. C) When the pharmacy technician transcribes the prescription. D) Medication errors can occur at any point during the health care delivery process.

D) Medication errors can occur at any point during the health care delivery process.

Which of the following are common pharmacy-related medication errors? A) Dispensing the incorrect medication. B) Dispensing the right medication but at an incorrect dose. C) Failing to identify potentially dangerous interactions. D) Failing to warn patients of potential side effects. E) All of the above.

E) All of the above.