The nurse prepares to administer medications to clients on the orthopedic unit. Which outcomes will result from following the unit's rules, policies, and procedures?
1. Minimizing medication errors
2. Positively verifying client identification prior to medication administration
3. Guiding accurate documentation
4. Holding nurses accountable for medication errors
5. Determining which medication errors are preventable
Correct Answer: 1,2,3
Rationale 1: Facility rules, policies, and procedures are in place to minimize medication errors.
Rationale 2: Facility rules, policies, and procedures are in place to ensure that positive client identification occurs prior to medication administration.
Rationale 3: Facility rules, policies, and procedures ensure accurate documentation.
Rationale 4: Facility rules, policies, and procedures do not hold nurses accountable for medication errors; the risk management department will determine factors responsible for these errors.
Rationale 5: Facility rules, policies, and procedures do not determine which medication errors are preventable; they are in place to prevent errors from occurring.
Global Rationale: Facility rules, policies, and procedures are in place to minimize medication errors; to ensure that positive client identification prior to medication administration; and to guide accurate document. They are not in place to hold nurses accountable for medication errors or to determine which medication errors are preventable.
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