A manager is concerned with the number of medication errors occurring on their unit.The manager determines that these errors represent latent errors when an investigation reveals that:

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Using bar codes that are unreadable to the computer scanner is a system problem, otherwise known as a latent failure.Failure to use two different forms of patient identification is an error committed by individuals who have direct patient contact.This is known as an active failure.Nurses failing to double-check high-risk medications is an error committed by individuals who have direct patient contact.This is known as an active failure.Nurses gathering all of their patients' medications at one time is an error committed by individuals who have direct patient contact.This is known as an active failure.

A Manager Is Concerned with the Number of Medication Errors