13A. Joan, a medication assistant, brought Mrs. Brown’s penicillin prescription from the pharmacist. After documenting the medication information on the MAR, she emptied the capsules in a plastic day-of-the week storage box. She put it in a locked medicine cabinet. What is wrong? What is right? 13.B Paula is the medication assistant responsible for administering medications from 3:00 to 11:00 p.m. At 8:00 p.m. she took the keys off the hook on the side of the medication cabinet, unlocked the door, gave out the medications, relocked the cabinet and hung the keys back on the hook. What is wrong? What is right? 13.C Karen, a medication assistant, just administered Percocet (Controlled Substance) to George, an individual. When she finished administering the medication, she documented on the MAR and on the control sheet, she unlocked the medication cabinet, put the Percocet on the shelf next to George’s skin ointment and locked the cabinet. At the end of the shift, Karen counted the controlled substance with the oncoming Medication Technician. What is wrong? What is right?
[Verified Answer]: 13A
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