If a Medication Error Is Considered Minimal Without Resulting in a Disability

question 36

True/False

If a medication error is considered minimal without resulting in a disability, an error report should not be generated to avoid undue risk to the institution.

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Definitions:

Independent Events

Two or more events where the occurrence of one event does not affect the probability of the other events occurring.

Dependent Events

Events whose occurrence or outcome is influenced by another event happening.

Mutually Exclusive

Two events that cannot occur simultaneously, meaning the occurrence of one event excludes the possibility of the other.

P(A)

The probability of event A occurring, in the context of all possible outcomes.