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

question 31

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: Propranolol LA (long-acting tablet) po for a patient with a nasogastric (NG) tube (through nose to stomach) .
Given: Crushed propranolol LA via the NG tube.

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

Understand the basic principles and tools used to measure muscle activity.

Identify and differentiate between types of muscle contractions.

Understand the process and significance of muscle contraction and relaxation phases.

Comprehend the role of action potentials in muscle function.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Conflict

A psychological state resulting from the confrontation of contradictory information, beliefs, or perceptions, which can lead to cognitive dissonance and the motivation to change one's thoughts or behaviors.

Assimilation

The cognitive process of fitting new information into existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding.

Accommodation

In cognitive psychology, the process of altering one's existing schemas, or ways of thinking, as a result of new information or experiences.

Equilibration

The process by which individuals balance assimilation and accommodation to create stable understanding in cognitive development.