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BARCODE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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BARCODE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATIONEXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why errors used to occur - ANSWER -No CPOE
- BCMA deployed in < 1% hospitals
- Orders are handwritten
- Nursing activities are also handwritten
Where were errors coming from? - ANSWER Most were from Prescribing,
second most from Administration
Swiss cheese model of accident causation - ANSWER Each step a slice of
swiss cheese
More steps, more chances of catching the error
Less chance the holes line up and the error gets through to the patient
Bar code administration implemented to - ANSWER help the nurse at the end
of the process
Closed Loop medication process - ANSWER Additional access to information
at all steps closing the loop on the process before the medication gets to the
patient
Cuts steps down from 24 to 8
Paper Medication Administration Record - ANSWER - Never knew exact
timing of medication
- Won't catch errors if a wrong drug was administered
AMAR - ANSWER Pharmacy generated medication Admin record
eMAR - ANSWER Available on various form factors
- shows time, initials, and drug administered
- gives error messages if something is wrong
- can be viewed concurrently by multiple people
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