Course Provider
Learning Objectives
Define medication errors and adverse drug events
Describe risk reduction strategies to prevent transcription errors
Delineate risk reduction strategies to prevent medicine administration errors
Identify two potential benefits from using a bar coding system for medication administration
Describe methods to improve the reconciliation of medications across the continuum (ROMAC)
Identify the importance of assessing allergies and patients rights to medication administration
Identify and contrast symptoms and treatments for allergic reactions
Describe the influence of pH and osmolality on the patency of peripheral veins