A medication error occurs when an infusion is administered at 100text mL/hr instead of the prescribed 50text mL/hr . This is classified as which type of error?

Home › MCQs › PTECH Pharmaceutics III (Hospital & Community Pharmacy) › Question #5724

PTECH Pharmaceutics III (Hospital & Community Pharmacy) QUESTION #5724

Question 1

A medication error occurs when an infusion is administered at $100\text{ mL/hr}$ instead of the prescribed $50\text{ mL/hr}$. This is classified as which type of error?

Wrong preparation error
Wrong rate error✔️
Omission error
Unauthorized drug error

Correct Answer Explanation

Speeding up or slowing down an infusion is a 'Wrong rate error'.

More Options