Which of the following is one of the purposes of using bar codes?

To reduce risk of communicable diseases
To increase dispensing and medication errors
To identify a drug, its dosage form, and its strength
To estimate adverse effects and drug interactions

To identify a drug, its dosage form, and its strength

Rationale: Bar codes identify drugs, dosage forms, and strengths, among many other functions. The other answer choices are not related.

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a. an unimportant b. one of the most important c. a vapor d. the second most important

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Which activity is incorrect for the scrub person to perform?

a. Discarding contaminated waste b. Disposing of sharps safely c. Pulling drapes off patient d. Removing tissue and blood from instruments

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