L
et's see how high you score on this medication safety
quiz. Some of these questions are tricky. Read each care-
fully. Just like look-alike medications, everything's' not
always as it seems at first glance.
Q
Do we have to label a syringe that's drawn and then not laid
down before it's injected into the patient?
A
No. If a syringe is drawn and then not laid down, it doesn't
require labeling. So, for example, if the anesthesiologist draws
up propofol and then turns and injects the propofol into the patient,
you wouldn't have to label that syringe. Conversely, if he places the
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Quiz
Are you complying with best practices
in medication safety?
Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP | Newington, Conn.
z MISLABELED VIALS
It's the little things that
can lead to big med-
ication errors in the
perioperative setting.
Sheldon
S.
Sones,
RPh,
FASCP