Which of the Following Depicts the Nationwide Initiative to Prevent

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following depicts the nationwide initiative to prevent medication errors?

• A)Adverse events are reported through MedWatch
• B)Federal Drug Administration (FDA) rejects applications for new drug names that are similar to older drug names.
• C)Advocating clinical decision support (CDS) systems
• D)Denies reimbursement for extended hospital stays based as a result of a medication error.
• E)The Institute for Safe Medication Practices publishes a consumer newsletter on medication errors.

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Definitions:

Action Potentials

Electrical impulses that are part of the process that cells use to communicate with each other, crucial for the functioning of nerves and muscles.

Unilateral Damage

Harm or injury to one side of the body or brain, affecting one half of the body or one of a pair of bodily organs.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem down to the lower back, and is a major part of the central nervous system.

Proprioception

The sense of the relative position of one's own parts of the body and strength of effort being employed in movement.