Medication Errors

Medication Errors

Learning Objectives

After completing the course, you’ll be able to:

1. Identify following sources of error and describe the steps you would take to avoid them:

	Abbreviation
	Administration complication
	Administration route mix-up
	Allergic reaction
	Documentation problem
	Dosage error
	Drug name confusion
	Drug preparation problem
	Equipment misuse
	Infusion misuse
	Insulin error
	I.V. therapy mistake
	Label confusion
	MAR misuse
	Order misunderstanding
	Patient name mix-up
	Patient-teaching failure
	Protocol violation
	Storage problem
	Symbol misinterpretation
	Syringe and Tubex problem
	Telephone miscommunication
	Transcription error
	Unfamiliarity and carelessness
	Verification failure

Evaluation of Individual Objectives

To assess the effectiveness of the course material, we ask that you evaluate your achievement of each learning objective on a scale of A to D (A=excellent, B=good, C=fair, D=unsatisfactory). Please indicate your responses next to each learning objective and return it to us with your completed exam.