ExCPT Test Medication Safety 3

Question 1

Which of the following is a recommended strategy to prevent medication errors caused by verbal orders?

Accepted Answer

Read back and verify the order with the prescriber

Answer

The read-back technique requires the recipient to repeat the verbal order back to the prescriber for confirmation, reducing misinterpretation.

Question 2

Which FDA program is used by healthcare professionals to voluntarily report medication errors and adverse events?

Accepted Answer

MedWatch

Answer

FDA MedWatch is the voluntary reporting program for healthcare professionals to submit reports on medication errors, adverse drug reactions, and product problems.

Question 3

Which of the following abbreviations is on the 'Do Not Use' list due to risk of medication errors?

Accepted Answer

QD

Answer

QD (intended to mean 'once daily') is on the Do Not Use list because it can be misread as QID (four times daily), leading to dangerous overdosing.

Question 4

What is the term for a medication error that reaches the patient but does not cause harm?

Accepted Answer

No-harm error

Answer

A 'no-harm error' (NCC MERP Category C or D) is one that reaches the patient but does not cause harm, as opposed to a near miss which is intercepted before reaching the patient.

Question 5

A prescription is written for 'Celebrex 200 mg.' The technician dispenses Celexa 200 mg instead. What type of error is this?

Accepted Answer

Wrong drug error

Answer

Dispensing Celexa (citalopram, an antidepressant) instead of Celebrex (celecoxib, an NSAID) is a wrong drug error — a classic look-alike/sound-alike (LASA) mix-up.

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