The nurse can prevent medication errors by following which principles? (Select all that apply.)
a. Assess for allergies after giving medica-tions.
b. Use two patient identifiers before giving medications.
c. Do not give a medication that another nurse has drawn up in a syringe.
d. Minimize the use of verbal and telephone orders.
e. Use trade names instead of generic names to avoid confusion.
ANS: B, C, D
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1. "The limbic system and reticular activating system control anxiety and insomnia." 2. "The frontal lobes and limbic system control anxiety and insomnia." 3. "The thalamus and reticular activating system control anxiety and insomnia." 4. "The limbic system and hypothalamus control anxiety and insomnia."