2024 NAPLEX MEDICATION
SAFETY EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Guidelines for Medication Safety - CORRECT-ANSWERSInstitute for Safe
Medication Practices (ISMP)
The Joint Commission
MMWR Guideline for Hand Hygiene
What is a medication error? - CORRECT-ANSWERSAny preventable error that
may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the
medication is in the control of the healthcare professional
What is an adverse drug reaction - CORRECT-ANSWERSGenerally not
avoidable
The hospital's ____________ and ___________ must be informed of the error -
CORRECT-ANSWERSP&T
Medication Safety Committee
Medication Errors Reporting Program (MERP) - CORRECT-ANSWERSISMP's
confidential national voluntary reporting program that provides expert
analysis of the system
Root cause analysis - CORRECT-ANSWERSRetrospective investigation of an
event that has already occurred including sequence of events
Repetitive process
Continuous quality improvement (CQI) tool
Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) - CORRECT-ANSWERSProspective
to reduce the frequency and consequences of errors
Evaluate the potential for failures
National patient safety goals (NPSGs) are set - CORRECT-ANSWERSAnnually
by TJC and include Elements of performance that must be met
NPSG 03.05.01 (anticoagulation) - CORRECT-ANSWERSProgrammable pumps
for heparin
Education to patients and families
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