What is the most important role of the health care worker in preventing drug errors?
a. Always checking the patient's diagnosis before giving a drug
b. Always following the "eight rights" of drug administration
c. Being the one defense for detecting and preventing drug errors
d. Being most likely to detect a drug error that has occurred
ANS: B
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).