Virtual Medication Safety for Technicians CD-ROM

Donna J. Phinney is the Program Director for the Dental Assisting Program at Spokane Community College. She has spent more than twenty years in the dental field as a dental assistant, a dental office consultant, an office manager and an educator. Donna Phinney holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Eastern Washington University and a Master's Degree in Education from Whitworth College. Ms. Phinney received her fellowship from the American Dental Assistants Association and is a certified dental assistant. She is active in the Washington State Dental Assisting Association, has served as a consultant for the American Dental Association for seventeen years and was a Commissioner for the American Dental Association, appointed by the American Dental Assistants Association.

1. Tutorial.
2. Look Alike Drugs.
3. Abbreviations and Symbols.
4. Sound Alike Drugs.
5. MedWatch.
6. Incorrect Drug Dispensed.
7. Medication Interactions.
8. Labeling Mix-Up.
9. Stress and Fatigue.
10. Contaminated Medications.
11. Unprofessional Working Environment.