title: Counting, checking, and locking.
abstract: Medication Use (TX.3) stimulates many questions: Is the JCAHO driving your actions; is it a sacred cow; is it "we've always done it this way"; do the state, local, or federal laws and rules mandate that you do these things? The JCAHO requirements differ from other agency mandates-counting ensures an adequate supply of drugs and prevents diversion; checking maintains readiness; and locking controls and secures drugs.
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authors.lastname: Kobs
mesh_terms: D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards*; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008508:Medication Errors; D012308:Risk Management