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Quiz About Medication Errors

Quiz About Medication Errors. 1. In their fourth report, how much did the NPSA estimate is spent on medication errors in the NHS yearly? . A) £75 million B) £750 million C) £1.2 billion D) £80 million. 2 . Which four High Risk drug groups does the Medication Safety Thermometer monitor?.

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Quiz About Medication Errors

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  1. Quiz About Medication Errors

  2. 1. In their fourth report, how much did the NPSA estimate is spent on medication errors in the NHS yearly? • A) £75 million • B) £750 million • C) £1.2 billion • D) £80 million

  3. 2. Which four High Risk drug groups does the Medication Safety Thermometer monitor? • A) Injectable sedatives, Insulin, Opiates, Hypotensives • B) Injectable sedatives, Insulin, Opiates, Anticoagulants • C) Respiratory, Insulin, NSAIDs, Hypotensives • D) Diuretics, Insulin, Anaesthetics, Anticoagulants

  4. 3. What may a medication error lead to… • A) An Adverse Drug Event • B) Increased monitoring of a patient • C) Extended length of hospitalisation • D) All of the above

  5. 4. Name 4 stages in the medication use process where an error can occur..E.g. Prescribing stage1 point for each! 

  6. 5. In the Pincer trial (2012)which of the following three options were the clinically important errors the research team sought to measure (Choose 3)

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  8. Answers • B • B • D • Possible Answers: Prescribing, Transcribing, Dispensing, Administration, Monitoring or Checking • A,B,E

  9. References Question… • 1-National_Patient_Safety_Agency (2007). THE FOURTH REPORT FROM THE PATIENT SAFETY OBSERVATORY, Safety in doses: medication Safety incidents in the NHS. London, The National Patient Safety Agency • 2 &3 -Cousins, D. W., Steve; Jani, Yogini; Power, Maxine; Warren, Abigail; Griffith; Michelle; Bramfitt, Kurt; Medications Safety Thermometer-A preliminary pilot guide. NHS. • 4-Hughes RG, Blegen MA. Medication Administration Safety. In: Hughes RG, editor. Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008 Apr. Chapter 37. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2656/ • 5-Avery, A. J., et al. (2012). "A pharmacist-led information technology intervention for medication errors (PINCER): a multicentre, cluster randomised, controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis." The Lancet379(9823): 1310-1319.

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