A Study Investigating How Nurses in the Health Care System

question 30

Multiple Choice

A study investigating how nurses in the health care system looked on medication errors was conducted using the ethnographic approach. Why was this approach particularly appropriate for this study?

• A) It asked the nurses what it was like for them when they made a medication error.
• B) It explored the theoretical basis of medication administration and medication errors.
• C) It improved understanding of how nurses within the hospital define or redefine medication errors.
• D) Looking at the history of medication errors helps shed light on current practice.

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Definitions:

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Secured Loan Agreement

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Collateral

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