The Nurse Is Working Very Hard to Prevent Medication Errors

The nurse is working very hard to prevent medication errors.What plan(s) will assist the nurse in preventing most errors? Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

A) Plan to always check the patient's identification band prior to administration of medications.
B) Plan to open all of the medications immediately prior to administration.
C) Plan to tell physicians that verbal orders will not be accepted.
D) Plan to record the medication on the medication administration record (MAR) immediately prior to administration.
E) Plan to validate all orders with another nurse prior to administration of medications.