PTCB CHAPTER 3 (PATIENT SAFETY AND
QUALITY ASSURANCE) 100% CORRECT
AND UPDATED!!
, Name the 5 rights a patients is entitled to - ANSWER 1- right drug
2- right dose
3- right dosage form
4- right route of administration
5- right time of administration
Define a medical error
A. A preventable mistake that must always produce harm to the patient
B. A mistake related to meds only in the hospital setting
C. A preventable mistake that does not need to produce harm to the patient
D. A mistake related to meds only in the retail setting - ANSWER C. a preventable
mistake that does not need to produce harm to the patient
Pick the true statement
A. Medication errors often go undetected
B. Medication errors are only classified as errors if they were intentional
C. Medication errors are often detected on time
D. Medication errors are only classified as errors if they were unintentional - ANSWER
A. Medication errors often go undetected
Which of the following can be classified as a prescribing error
A. Failure to administer the dose to a patient on time
B. Illegible prescription that can lead to further errors
C. An oral medication that was given intravenously
D. Failure to review a prescription for appropriateness and to detect any problems -
ANSWER B. Illegible prescription that can lead to further errors
The following can be classified as which kind of error:
A med prescribed for IV was given IM
A. Unauthorized drug error
B. Dispensing error
C. Improper dose errors
D. Wrong dosage form error - ANSWER D. Wrong dosage form error
Name the following errors:
QUALITY ASSURANCE) 100% CORRECT
AND UPDATED!!
, Name the 5 rights a patients is entitled to - ANSWER 1- right drug
2- right dose
3- right dosage form
4- right route of administration
5- right time of administration
Define a medical error
A. A preventable mistake that must always produce harm to the patient
B. A mistake related to meds only in the hospital setting
C. A preventable mistake that does not need to produce harm to the patient
D. A mistake related to meds only in the retail setting - ANSWER C. a preventable
mistake that does not need to produce harm to the patient
Pick the true statement
A. Medication errors often go undetected
B. Medication errors are only classified as errors if they were intentional
C. Medication errors are often detected on time
D. Medication errors are only classified as errors if they were unintentional - ANSWER
A. Medication errors often go undetected
Which of the following can be classified as a prescribing error
A. Failure to administer the dose to a patient on time
B. Illegible prescription that can lead to further errors
C. An oral medication that was given intravenously
D. Failure to review a prescription for appropriateness and to detect any problems -
ANSWER B. Illegible prescription that can lead to further errors
The following can be classified as which kind of error:
A med prescribed for IV was given IM
A. Unauthorized drug error
B. Dispensing error
C. Improper dose errors
D. Wrong dosage form error - ANSWER D. Wrong dosage form error
Name the following errors:
