Which of the Following Statements Regarding Medication Error Rates Is

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding medication error rates is ethically accurate?

• A)Error rates are acceptable when well below the national average.
• B)Error rates are acceptable when associated costs exceed the costs necessary for preventative actions.
• C)Error rates are never acceptable.
• D)Error rates are only acceptable when associated costs are less than 5% of the facility's yearly profit.

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Definitions:

Test-retest Reliability

The consistency of a psychological test or assessment over time when administered to the same group of people.

Raw Scores

A raw score represents the number of questions answered correctly on a test or assessment before any adjustments or transformations.

T score

A standardized type of z-score that typically has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10, used for comparing individual scores.

Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of data where most occurrences take place in the middle of the distribution.