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the right drug, the right dose, the right dosage form, the right route of administration, the right time of administration
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Every patient is entitled to |
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Route of administration not specified
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prescribing error |
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mechanical: occurs during preparation and dispensing of a prescription by either a pharmacy technician or pharmacist. Examples of mechanical errors include errors in prescription interpretation, transcription, and performing pharmacy calculations
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dispensing error |
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Patient allergies
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prescribing error |
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oral medications given intravenously
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administration error |
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incorrect strength of medication |
prescribing error |
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ENTERAL FORMULAS ADMINISTREDPARENTERALLY
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administration error |
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incomplete medication name |
prescribing error |
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intramuscular preparations administered intravenously
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administration error |
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quantity and refills omitted |
prescribing error |
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irrigation solutions being administered intravenously
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administration error
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judgement: result of a pharmacist making an incorrect decision during screening of a patient, during drug utilization evaluation or counseling the patient
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dispensing error |
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intravenous syringes used to measure doses of oral medications
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administration error
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additional directions required |
prescribing error |
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ear medications being placed in the eye
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error reached patent, did not cause harm but needed monitoring or intervention to prove no harm resulted |
D - error no harm |
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error occurred but did not reach patient
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B - error no harm |
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circumstances that have potential for causing errors
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A - no error |
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error reached patient but did not cause harm |
C - error no harm |
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error occurred that may have contributed to or resulted in temporary harm to patient and resulted in hospitalization
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F - error harm |
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error occurred that may have contributed to or resulted in temporary harm to patient and patient required intervention |
E - error harm |
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error occurred that may have contributed or resulted in patients death |
I - error death |
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error occurred that may have contributed to or resulted in temporary or permanent harm to the patient |
G - error harm
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error occurred that may have contributed to or resulted in harm to a patient and required hospitalization to sustain life
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H - error harm |