The Nurse Can Prevent Medication Errors by Following Which Principles

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nurse can prevent medication errors by following which principles? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Assess for allergies after giving medications.
• B) Use two patient identifiers before giving medications.
• C) Do not give a medication that another nurse has drawn up in a syringe.
• D) Minimize the use of verbal and telephone orders.
• E) Use trade names instead of generic names to avoid confusion.

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