Question

• Discuss the elements of a prescription and the ways an APRN can protect his or her DEA number. Identify some of the most common prescription-writing errors and offer suggestions on how to prevent them.Use at least one scholarly source

Answer 1

Ans) Prescription errors are typically events that derive from slips, lapses, or mistakes, for example, writing a dose that is orders of magnitude higher or lower than the correct one because of erroneous calculation, or erroneous prescription due to similarities in drug brand names or pharmaceutical names.

- Faults in dose selection, omitted transcription, and poor handwriting are common prescription writing errors.

- Other include inadequate knowledge or competence and incomplete information about clinical characteristics and previous treatment of individual patients can result in prescribing faults, including the use of potentially inappropriate medications.

- Prevention of prescription errors:

• Verify Written orders.

• Use proper patient's barcode.

• Identify two same name patients & then write.

• Beware of LASA (Look Alike Sound Alike) drugs.

• Ensure proper doses on written treatment sheet.