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MEDICATION ERRORS:
A THREAT TO PATIENTS
SAFETY
Clifton John S. Bareng, RN
Jhessie L. Abella, RN, RM, MAN
KNH Nurse Educators
FEMALE; 55
MALE; 51
PRESCRIBING
DISPENSING
ADMINISTRATION
Type of ERROR
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Medication Error
Any preventable event that may lead to i
nappropriate medication use or patient
harm while the medication is in the cont
rol of the health care professional,
pa
tient, or consumer.
acetaZOLAMIDE
acetoHEXIMIDE
clonaZEPAM
LORAzepam
cochiCINE
cloniDINE
DOXOrubicin
DAUNOrubicin