Overlooked Medication Administration Safety Risks: Are We Doing Enough? Survey 1

Please provide candid answers to the questions that follow.

This survey is completely anonymous.

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* 1. Your Role

Staff Nurse

Staff Pharmacist

Nurse Manager

Pharmacy Manager

Medication Safety Specialist

Other (please specify)

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* 2. **How often do you/your staff visually read the label of a medication prior to dispensing or administration?**

Always ( 100% )

Usually ( > 75% )

Sometimes ( ~50% )

Rarely ( < 25% )

Never

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* 3. When are you/they visually reading the medication label? (check all that apply)

When I/they fill or pull medications from the Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC) (e.g., Pyxis or Medication Cart)

At the bedside prior to administration

When they are delivered from the pharmacy (e.g., via pneumatic tube or hand delivered)

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which of the following situations have you/your staff experienced (check all that apply)

The medication information provided by the cabinet/device is incomplete (e.g. expiration date or some other critical information is not provided and must be visually/manually verified prior to administration)

Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC)/medication cart fill errors (medications put into the wrong drawers/locations when the ADC or medication cart is filled by pharmacy)

ADC/medication cart pull errors (staff pulling medications from the wrong drawer/location)

ADC/medication cart return errors (staff putting returned/unused medications in the wrong drawer/location in the ADC or med cart)

Expired medication errors (medications in the cabinet or cart are expired)

Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) scan errors (the scanner identifies a medication incorrectly)

BCMA no scan (the scanner cannot identify the medication from its bar code)

The ADC or BCMA system is "down" (not working)

The BCMA system is too slow (e.g., the medication is needed urgently)

Other (please specify)

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* 5. How frequently do you/your staff experience any of the situations above?

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Less than monthly

Never

Overlooked Medication Administration Safety Risks: Are We Doing Enough? Survey 1

Question Title

* 1. Your Role

Question Title

* 2. How often do you/your staff visually read the label of a medication prior to dispensing or administration?

Question Title

* 3. When are you/they visually reading the medication label? (check all that apply)

Question Title

* 4. Which of the following situations have you/your staff experienced (check all that apply)

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* 5. How frequently do you/your staff experience any of the situations above?

* 2. **How often do you/your staff visually read the label of a medication prior to dispensing or administration?**