For Each of the Following Medication-Related Errors, Select the Patient $\frac{1}{2}$

question 36

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: 5 mL, 1 tsp Benadryl syrup q8h to be administered by a caregiver at home after discharge for patient allergies. Benadryl, an antihistamine, has a side effect of drowsiness.
Given: 1 soup spoonful Benadryl, 1 household tsp Benadryl 8 hr later, $\frac{1}{2}$ household Tbsp Benadryl 8 hr later, and so forth until the physician was notified about a change in the patient's condition (extreme drowsiness) .

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

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