A Student Nurse Asks a Nursing Instructor Which Federal Agency

question 21

Multiple Choice

A student nurse asks a nursing instructor which federal agency is responsible for reviewing all medication error reports. What is the nursing instructor's best response?

• A) Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• B) Risk Management department at the healthcare facility in which it occurred
• C) Medication errors are never acceptable. National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP)
• D) FDA's Division of Medication Error Prevention and Analysis (DMEPA)

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