Under What Circumstances Should Medication Errors Be Reported

question 9

Multiple Choice

Under what circumstances should medication errors be reported?

• A)Medication errors must always be reported.
• B)Health professionals are responsible for determining whether or not to report an error they have made.
• C)Only errors that result in demonstrable harm to the patient should be reported.
• D)Errors by nurses or physicians should be reported if required by hospital policy.

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