Directions: 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: 5 mL, 1 tsp Benadryl syrup q8h to be administered by a caregiver at home after discharge for patient allergies. Benadryl, an antihistamine, has a side effect of drowsiness.
Given: 1 soup spoonful Benadryl, 1 household teaspoon Benadryl 8 hours later, $\frac{1}{2}$ household tablespoon Benadryl 8 hours later, and so forth until the physician was notified about a change in the patient's condition (extreme drowsiness).

Question

Directions: 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: 5 mL, 1 tsp Benadryl syrup q8h to be administered by a caregiver at home after discharge for patient allergies. Benadryl, an antihistamine, has a side effect of drowsiness.
Given: 1 soup spoonful Benadryl, 1 household teaspoon Benadryl 8 hours later, $\frac{1}{2}$ household tablespoon Benadryl 8 hours later, and so forth until the physician was notified about a change in the patient's condition (extreme drowsiness).

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Discharge planning should anticipate how the patient might take or measure medications when at home. A soup spoon is not equal to a household teaspoon, and a household teaspoon is not equal to $\frac{1}{2}$ of a household tablespoon. Calibrated medication teaspoons and small calibrated cups are needed for discharge medications.

Directions: for Each of the Following Medication-Related Errors, Select the Patient