If You Were to Estimate the Typical Percentage of Prescription

question 33

Multiple Choice

If you were to estimate the typical percentage of prescription errors that occur in administering medicines to older adults, the most accurate percentage would be which of the following?

• A) Errors occur in about 1% of the prescriptions that are given.
• B) Errors occur in about 2% of the prescriptions that are given.
• C) Errors occur in about 5% of the prescriptions that are given.
• D) Errors occur in 15% or more the prescriptions that are given.

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Definitions:

ERV

Expired Reserve Volume; the additional amount of air that can be forcibly exhaled after the completion of a normal, quiet expiration.

AFB

Acid-fast bacillus, a type of bacteria that is resistant to decolorization by acids during staining procedures; commonly used to refer to tuberculosis-causing bacteria.

MDR TB

Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis, a form of TB that is resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampicin, the two most powerful tuberculosis drugs.

Chronic Pulmonary Disease

A group of lung diseases that block airflow and make it difficult to breathe; commonly includes conditions like chronic bronchitis and emphysema.