NUR 2206 Exam 7

NUR 2206 Exam 7
1. adverse event (AE)
Answer
any injury caused by medical care
2. adverse drug event (ADE)
Answer
specific type of adverse event involving medication use
3. sentinel event
Answer
adverse event that causes death or serious harm to patient; usually events that are not expected
or anticipated
ex- giving a pt a med they're actually allergic to and them coding
4. medication error
Answer
preventable event related to mistake in prescribing, dispensing and or administering medications
5. work-arounds
Answer
a deviation from the expected pattern of work to achieve an end result by bypassing safety
features
6. 3 p's of rounding
Answer
potty, pain, position
7. medical asepsis
Answer
clean technique