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History and Physical
Nurses' Notes
Laboratory Results
Orders
The client is a 2-year-old female with diarrhea and dehydration. She was born at 32 weeks vaginally and was in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for several weeks before being discharged home. She is developmentally appropriate.
Patient Data
Exhibits
The nurse pulled a bottle of potassium from the automated medication administration system. They went to the medication room to pull up the medication, and immediately went to the client's room to administer the dose. The nurse did not realize that they needed to calculate and pull the appropriate dose from the bottle and gave the entire volume for a total of 40 mEq


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The nurse pulled a bottle of potassium from the automated medication administration system. They went to the medication room to pull up the medication, and immediately went to the client's room to administer the dose. The nurse did not realize that they needed to calculate and pull the appropriate dose from the bottle and gave the entire volume for a total of 40 mEq. Which medication error prevention techniques would have helped to avoid this error? Select all that apply.

Correct Answer: C,D

Rationale: Questioning the large dose and double-checking with another nurse for high-risk potassium would have prevented the administration error.

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