Why Are There High Rates of Occurrence for Medication Errors

question 8

Multiple Choice

Why are there high rates of occurrence for medication errors in the month of July than any other month?

• A) New doctors and residents begin practicing in July.
• B) There are more patients in the hospital in the middle of the summer.
• C) Doctors who fill-in for colleagues are unfamiliar with the patients and their medication history.
• D) It is unknown why.

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