Which of the following is most likely to increase the occurrence of prescription errors?

Taking a verbal prescription over the phone from a nurse after the prescription was communicated to her verbally by the physician
Asking another pharmacy technician to check your work before having the pharmacist check your work
Having the pharmacy check our work
E-prescribing


Taking a verbal prescription over the phone from a nurse after the prescription was communicated to her verbally by the physician

Rationale: Taking a verbal prescription over the phone from a nurse after the prescription was communicated to her verbally by the physician is the most likely way, of these answer choices, to increase the occurrence of prescription errors. Verbal prescription orders may result in more medication errors than other types, such as e-prescriptions.

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