Medication Safety and Errors Discussion

Follow the link to the article about medication safety and errors.  Then, respond to the following questions.  Respond substantively to the responses of at least two of our classmates.
 http://www.americannursetoday.com/assets/0/434/436/440/6276/6334/6350/6356/8b8dac76-6061-4521-8b43-d0928ef8de07.pdf

1. Select one of the cases of medication errors mentioned in the article.  How could this error have been prevented?
2. What are the consequences of medication errors to the nurse and patient?
3. If you were the manager of the nurse who made a medication error, how would you respond to the error?
4. In your clinical experiences, what strategies do you see that help nurses avoid making medication errors?  What things have you seen that make errors more likely to occur?