Medication Error Reporting SG Based Questions

What is the the main purpose of medication error reporting in healthcare? (SATA)

• To hold providers accountable for performance and patient safety

• To prescribe new medications

• To advertise healthcare services

• To increase healthcare costs

• To provide information and improve patient safety

Error reporting help professionals and organizations identify all of the following EXCEPT

• Potential risk

• Actual errors

• Cause of errors

• Prevention

• Financial cost of errors

All of the following are best people to report the error EXCEPT

• Individual involved

• Individual who was told

• Individual who discovered

• Individual who whitnessed

Which type of medication error is detected and corrected before it reaches the patient?

• Errors, no harm

• Near-misses/close calls

• Errors, harm

• Hazardous conditions

The pharmacy has multiple look-alike prescriptions beside each other. This is an example of

• Errors, no harm

• Near-misses/close calls

• Errors, harm

• Hazardous conditions

What should be included in a medication error report?

• How it happened, what normally happens, why it happened, at-risk behaviors

• Patient name, medication dosage, prescribing doctor

• Medication price, pharmacy location, insurance details

• Hospital policies, staff training programs, equipment used

Which reporting system is housed within the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration?

• FDA MedWatch/FAERS

• USP MEDMARX

• Office of Risk Management and Patient Safety

• VA Patient Safety Reporting System

• PA-PSRS

What type of reporting systems are generally more successful in healthcare?

• Mandatory systems

• Voluntary systems

• No reporting systems

• Automated systems