The nurse is on a committee to reduce medication errors in a large health care facility. What is a recommendation the nurse proposes that will most likely help to reduce medication errors?
1. Train medication technicians to administer medications.
2. Use robots to prepare all medications for administration by the nurse.
3. Use automated, computerized cabinets on all nursing units.
4. Designate nurses whose only function is to administer medication.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale: To help reduce medication errors, many health care agencies are using automated, computerized, locked cabinets for medication storage on patient-care units. Health care agencies are not planning to designate nurses who just do medication administration. Health care agencies are not planning to have medication technicians administer medications. Health care agencies are not planning to have robots prepare all medications for administration by the nurse.
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