40 PTCB MULTIPLE CHOICE
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Medication66Error66Reporting66and66Prevention66Category66C66-66ans--
✔✔Error66reached66patient,66but66did66not66cause66harm.66Error,66no66harm.
Oral66decongestants66-66ans--
✔✔such66as66pseudoephedrine66lead66to66central66nervous66system66stimulation66in66el
derly66patients
Medications66Associated66with66a66High66Incidence66of66Medication66Errors66-66ans--
✔✔-Insulin-Morphine-Potassium66Chloride-Albuterol-Heparin-Vancomycin-Cefazolin-
Acetaminophen-Warfarin-Furosemide
Benzodiazepines66-66ans--
✔✔Such66as66lorazepam66may66cause66drowsiness66in66elderly66patients
Standard66Concentrations66of66Neonatal66Drug66Infusions:66acyclovir66-66ans--
✔✔Intermittent66infusion.Recommended:667mg/ml
Dispensing66Medication66Error66-66ans--✔✔-Mechanical-
66Occurs66during66preparation66and66dispensing66of66a66prescription66by66either66a66pha
rmacy66technician66or66pharmacist.66Examples66of66mechanical66errors66include66errors
66in66prescription66interpretation
Insulin66-66ans--✔✔A66higher66risk66of66hypoglycemia66in66elderly66patients
Medication66Error66Reporting66and66Prevention66Category66H66-66ans--
✔✔Error66occurred66that66may66have66contributed66to66or66resulted66in66harm66to66patie
nt66and66required66hospitalization66to66sustain66life.66Error,66harm.
Improper66dose66error66-66ans--
✔✔Administration66to66the66patient66of66a66dose66that66is66greater66than66or66less66than6
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON
MEDICATION SAFETY FREE ONLINE
Medication66Error66Reporting66and66Prevention66Category66C66-66ans--
✔✔Error66reached66patient,66but66did66not66cause66harm.66Error,66no66harm.
Oral66decongestants66-66ans--
✔✔such66as66pseudoephedrine66lead66to66central66nervous66system66stimulation66in66el
derly66patients
Medications66Associated66with66a66High66Incidence66of66Medication66Errors66-66ans--
✔✔-Insulin-Morphine-Potassium66Chloride-Albuterol-Heparin-Vancomycin-Cefazolin-
Acetaminophen-Warfarin-Furosemide
Benzodiazepines66-66ans--
✔✔Such66as66lorazepam66may66cause66drowsiness66in66elderly66patients
Standard66Concentrations66of66Neonatal66Drug66Infusions:66acyclovir66-66ans--
✔✔Intermittent66infusion.Recommended:667mg/ml
Dispensing66Medication66Error66-66ans--✔✔-Mechanical-
66Occurs66during66preparation66and66dispensing66of66a66prescription66by66either66a66pha
rmacy66technician66or66pharmacist.66Examples66of66mechanical66errors66include66errors
66in66prescription66interpretation
Insulin66-66ans--✔✔A66higher66risk66of66hypoglycemia66in66elderly66patients
Medication66Error66Reporting66and66Prevention66Category66H66-66ans--
✔✔Error66occurred66that66may66have66contributed66to66or66resulted66in66harm66to66patie
nt66and66required66hospitalization66to66sustain66life.66Error,66harm.
Improper66dose66error66-66ans--
✔✔Administration66to66the66patient66of66a66dose66that66is66greater66than66or66less66than6