Nursing Exam Prep [NCLEX-RN] 23, Medication Safety and Error Prevention

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: • The first action after a medication error is always to assess the patient for adverse effects, not to file a report. • An independent double check for high-alert drugs means two nurses must calculate the dose separately before comparing. • NCLEX questions test the "Rights of Medication Administration" in scenarios, requiring you to spot the missed step. • If a barcode scanner fails, the safe action is to stop and manually verify, not to override the system. • For look-alike, sound-alike drugs, you must use critical thinking to question an order that doesn't match the patient's diagnosis. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep 📖 Recommended Study Materials: • Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0323795307?tag=openexamprep-20 • Kaplan NCLEX-RN Prep (26th Edition, 2025): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506296122?tag=openexamprep-20 • Next Gen NCLEX-RN Study Guide 2025-2026 (3000 Questions + 20 Exams): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1998805417?tag=openexamprep-20 Some links above are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.