For Each of the Following Medication-Related Errors, Select the Patient

question 9

Multiple Choice

For each of the following medication-related errors, select the patient "right" that was violated (select a, b, c, d, or e for each) . Use pharmacology text references if needed. After your selection, discuss the clinical implications and preventive measures you will take in your practice to avoid such errors.

-Ordered: Fast-acting regular insulin 10 units for a patient with high blood glucose level.
Given: Intermediate-acting insulin 10 units.

• A) Right patient
• B) Right drug
• C) Right time
• D) Right dose
• E) Right route

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