Medication error
A preventable error, such as scanning the wrong patient armband or bypassing a pump alert without confirming the programmed dose.
Used in courses
- Clinical Practice and Healthcare Documentation
- Healthcare: Medic ASN Lifespan Nursing
- Healthcare: Medical 01 Pharmacy Fundamentals
- Medical Assisting: Clinical Workflows and Patient Care
- Pharmacy Technician Certificate: Practice I-III & Compounding Compliance
- Practical Nursing Simulation
- Simulation Practical Nursing
- Student Success for Healthcare Programs: Study Skills, Test-Taking & Nursing Readiness
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