Medication Safety Flashcards
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What is the role of ISMP in sterile compounding safety?
Answer: ISMP provides evidence-based safety guidelines, error reporting systems, and educational resources
ISMP is a nonprofit that analyzes medication errors, publishes safety alerts, and operates error reporting programs.
What is a root cause analysis (RCA) and when should it be performed?
Answer: A systematic investigation to identify fundamental underlying causes of an error, performed after significant quality events
An RCA systematically identifies the systemic root-level factors that contributed to an error.
How should a pharmacy handle a medication error that has reached the patient?
Answer: Immediately notify prescriber and patient, assess and provide clinical care, document, investigate, and implement preventive measures
Immediate priorities are patient safety, honest disclosure, thorough documentation, root cause investigation, and systemic improvements.
What are the Five Rights of medication administration as applied to sterile compounding?
Answer: Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, and right time
The Five Rights provide a verification framework at every step of the medication use process.
What is the purpose of a medication use evaluation (MUE) for compounded sterile preparations?
Answer: To systematically evaluate prescribing, dispensing, and administration patterns to improve quality and safety
An MUE examines how CSPs are prescribed, prepared, and administered, identifying improvement opportunities.
Why is it important to report medication errors to external reporting systems?
Answer: External reporting allows analysis of error patterns across many facilities, leading to widespread safety improvements
External reporting contributes to a national database enabling identification of patterns and systemic issues across healthcare.
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