NAPLEX: Medication Safety
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Guidelines for Medication Safety Correct Answer: Institute for Safe Medication
Practices (ISMP)
The Joint Commission
MMWR Guideline for Hand Hygiene
What is a medication error? Correct Answer: Any preventable error that may
cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the
medication is in the control of the healthcare professional
What is an adverse drug reaction Correct Answer: Generally not avoidable
Sentinel event Correct Answer: Unexpected occurrence involving death or
serious physical or psychological injury, or risk thereof
Response to Medication errors Correct Answer: Internal notification
External reporting
Disclosure
Investigation
Improvement
, Error investigations need to occur Correct Answer: Within 48 hours of the
incident
*States may mandate errors are to be reported to patient and prescriber
The hospital's ____________ and ___________ must be informed of the error
Correct Answer: P&T
Medication Safety Committee
Medication Errors Reporting Program (MERP) Correct Answer: ISMP's confidential
national voluntary reporting program that provides expert analysis of the system
Root cause analysis Correct Answer: Retrospective investigation of an event
that has already occurred including sequence of events
Repetitive process
Continuous quality improvement (CQI) tool
Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) Correct Answer: Prospective to reduce
the frequency and consequences of errors
Evaluate the potential for failures
National patient safety goals (NPSGs) are set Correct Answer: Annually by TJC
and include Elements of performance that must be met
NPSG 03.05.01 (anticoagulation) Correct Answer: Programmable pumps for
heparin
Education to patients and families
Dosing protocols (baseline INR)
2025/2026 Complete Questions And
Correct Answers (Verified
Answers)|Brand New Version Grade
A+!
Guidelines for Medication Safety Correct Answer: Institute for Safe Medication
Practices (ISMP)
The Joint Commission
MMWR Guideline for Hand Hygiene
What is a medication error? Correct Answer: Any preventable error that may
cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the
medication is in the control of the healthcare professional
What is an adverse drug reaction Correct Answer: Generally not avoidable
Sentinel event Correct Answer: Unexpected occurrence involving death or
serious physical or psychological injury, or risk thereof
Response to Medication errors Correct Answer: Internal notification
External reporting
Disclosure
Investigation
Improvement
, Error investigations need to occur Correct Answer: Within 48 hours of the
incident
*States may mandate errors are to be reported to patient and prescriber
The hospital's ____________ and ___________ must be informed of the error
Correct Answer: P&T
Medication Safety Committee
Medication Errors Reporting Program (MERP) Correct Answer: ISMP's confidential
national voluntary reporting program that provides expert analysis of the system
Root cause analysis Correct Answer: Retrospective investigation of an event
that has already occurred including sequence of events
Repetitive process
Continuous quality improvement (CQI) tool
Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) Correct Answer: Prospective to reduce
the frequency and consequences of errors
Evaluate the potential for failures
National patient safety goals (NPSGs) are set Correct Answer: Annually by TJC
and include Elements of performance that must be met
NPSG 03.05.01 (anticoagulation) Correct Answer: Programmable pumps for
heparin
Education to patients and families
Dosing protocols (baseline INR)
