The nurse responsible for administering medications to the residents of a long-term care facility shows an understanding of the risk of injury this population experiences when:

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The Institute of Medicine (IOM)estimates that 1.5 million ADEs and 7000 deaths occur in the United States each year secondary to medication errors.Older adults are disproportionately affected;more than half of the medication errors occur in long-term care facilities and more than 500,000 occur among ambulatory Medicare patients.Some references use the 6 rights of medication administration.

The Nurse Responsible for Administering Medications to the Residents of a Long-Term