Barcode Medication Administration UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Barcode Medication Administration
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Why errors used to occur - CORRECT ANSWER - -No CPOE
- BCMA deployed in < 1% hospitals
- Orders are handwritten
- Nursing activities are also handwritten


Where were errors coming from? - CORRECT ANSWER - Most were from Prescribing,
second most from Administration


Swiss cheese model of accident causation - CORRECT ANSWER - Each step a slice of swiss
cheese
More steps, more chances of catching the error
Less chance the holes line up and the error gets through to the patient


Bar code administration implemented to - CORRECT ANSWER - help the nurse at the end of
the process


Closed Loop medication process - CORRECT ANSWER - Additional access to information at
all steps closing the loop on the process before the medication gets to the patient
Cuts steps down from 24 to 8


Paper Medication Administration Record - CORRECT ANSWER - - Never knew exact timing
of medication
- Won't catch errors if a wrong drug was administered


AMAR - CORRECT ANSWER - Pharmacy generated medication Admin record