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What is a potential consequence of decimal errors in drug dosing or body weight documentation?
What is a potential consequence of decimal errors in drug dosing or body weight documentation?
- Reduced effectiveness of the medication
- Several-fold overdosing (correct)
- No significant impact on patient health
- Increased absorption of the medication
How can dosing errors of combination drug products be prevented?
How can dosing errors of combination drug products be prevented?
- Administering the drugs separately
- Using the right component for dose calculation (correct)
- Relying on visual inspection of the drugs
- Increasing the overall drug concentration
What technology is encouraged to minimize errors with parenteral medications, especially for continuous infusions?
What technology is encouraged to minimize errors with parenteral medications, especially for continuous infusions?
- Traditional medication administration methods
- Standardized concentrations and programmable infusion pumps (correct)
- Non-standardized drug concentrations
- Manual infusion techniques
How have electronic health records (EMR) contributed to decreasing medication errors?
How have electronic health records (EMR) contributed to decreasing medication errors?
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Who is responsible for the joint effort in the prevention of medication errors according to the text?
Who is responsible for the joint effort in the prevention of medication errors according to the text?
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