The nurse assesses an adverse effect of a medication that has been administered. No medication error was committed. To which federal database would the nurse report the adverse effect?
1. The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Safe Medicine
2. The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch
3. The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
4. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Safe Medicine is a consumer newsletter produced by the ISMP.
Rationale 2: Adverse events with medication should be reported to the FDA's Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program, known as MedWatch.
Rationale 3: The ISMP is a nonprofit agency that helps standardize medication reporting systems and promote medication safety.
Rationale 4: The FDA, not the CDC, coordinates the reporting of medication errors at the federal level.
Global Rationale: Adverse events with medication should be reported to the FDA's Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program, known as MedWatch. Safe Medicine is a consumer newsletter produced by the ISMP. The ISMP is a nonprofit agency that helps standardize medication reporting systems and promote medication safety. The FDA, not the CDC, coordinates the reporting of medication errors at the federal level.
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