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Chapter 14 Medication Safety and Error Prevention
Chapter 14 Medication Safety and Error Prevention
Chapter 14 Medication Safety and Error Prevention
Prevention
Chapter 14
Prescribing errors
Incorrect strength, no refill information, illegible
handwriting
Sound-alike/look-alike errors: Incorrect
interpretation, incorrect calculations, incorrect
drug utilization evaluation (DUE)
Administration errors: Ear medications being
placed in eye, incorrect route of
administration, failure to accurately document
Hospitals
Clinics
Pharmacies
Physicians' offices
Patient homes