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Avoid Medication Errors!

Test for Credit

1. Medication Errors...
a. Can cost lots of money
 b. Can cost the patient
 c .Can cost me
 d. All of the above
2. To avoid medication errors I should
a. Check and re-check the label
 b. Have someone else check the label too
 c. Attach the vial to the syringe when drawing up from a vial
 d. All of the above
3. What is the purpose of having someone else check the label?
a. My bifocals or my eyes might play tricks on me
 b. It’s possible for me to think it’s something that it’s not
 c. Two pairs of eyes are better than one
 d. All of the above
4. If the wrong medication or dose is administered, we should…
a. Report to the ER upon arrival
 b. Report it to the supervisor.
 c. Document carefully in an incident report
 d. All of the above