A nurse is listening to a pharmacist lecture about factors that contribute to medication errors. The teaching has been effective when the nurse states: (Select all that apply.)
a. "Problems within the system contribute to medication errors.".
b. "Human factors contribute to medication errors.".
c. "Work-design problems contribute to me-dication errors.".
d. "Environmental factors contribute to me-dication errors.".
e. "The nurse alone contributes to medication errors.".
A, B, C, D
The teaching has been effective when the nurse states that contributions to medication errors in-clude problems within the system, human factors, work-design problems, and environmental factors.
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