For each of the following medication-related errors, select the patient "right" that was violated (select a, b, c, d, or e for each). Use pharmacology text references if needed. After your selection, discuss the clinical implications and preventive measures you will take in your practice to avoid such errors.

-Ordered: By phone: Ceftizoxime 1 g.
Given: Cefotaxime 1 g.

Question

For each of the following medication-related errors, select the patient "right" that was violated (select a, b, c, d, or e for each) . Use pharmacology text references if needed. After your selection, discuss the clinical implications and preventive measures you will take in your practice to avoid such errors.

-Ordered: By phone: Ceftizoxime 1 g.
Given: Cefotaxime 1 g.

-Ordered: By phone: Ceftizoxime 1 g.
Given: Cefotaxime 1 g.

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Telephone orders present special risks. Check TJC and agency policies. The name of the drug should be spelled back to the person who is ordering by telephone. Telephone orders should be taken only in an emergency. Labels should be read carefully. Special attention must be paid to drugs with long names and to those that have a letter after the name, which may indicate a modified drug, a different drug than one with the same name but without a letter, such as LA (long-acting). Multigenerational antibiotics with long names often have similar names.

For Each of the Following Medication-Related Errors, Select the Patient