This assignment will discuss relevant issues surrounding the subject of safe administration of medicines. The assignment will outline both legal and professional standards that have been set out by government and professional bodies for nurses and other health care professionals to follow whilst administering medicines. It will then go onto analyse actual and potential problems that may occur when a professional is trying to achieve these standards. This assignment will be supported by literature
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When reviewing the clinical data around medication administration errors compare and contrast the various circumstances that contribute to errors and review current practices used to prevent errors. Medication errors are the adverse events that can harm the patients significantly and in some cases can cause unexpected death as well (Shawahna et al., 2016). Medication errors can occur at any time during prescribing, transcribing, dispensing and administering (Shawahna et al., 2016). When a dose is
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Risk Management with Medication Administration Victoria Ferguson National University HTM 680 Robert Kaye June 29, 2013 Risk Management with Medication Administration Medication administration is an act that can go very wrong very fast. Sometimes it can be corrected and sometimes the patient dies. The benefit of learning from our mistakes is that we learn what not to do in the future. Mistakes with such high risks involved should always be investigated thoroughly and checkpoints should
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contribute to medication errors resulting in consequences to both patient and nurse. Factors that can contribute to errors include illegible handwritten drug orders, confusing drug names, and the use of nonstandard or unclear abbreviations (Neal, 2006). For the patient, the effect of drug errors can range from no side effects to death. For the nurse who commits a medication error the consequences can range from additional training and supervision to lawsuits and revocation of licensure. Medication errors
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Medication errors are a very serious patient safety problem. They can be described as any mistake or incorrect judgement of a prescription, in dispensing or administering medication. It can be the mistake of a doctor, nurse or pharmacist. In the USA the Institute of medicine reported that 44,000 to 98,000 deaths were caused by medical errors yearly. 7,000 of them due to medication errors. In addition, Johnson and Bootman calculated 116 million visits to doctors, 17 million visit to Emergency Department
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Reducing Medication Errors In Hospitals Patient centered care and patient safety are the most important roles in nursing. “Serious medication errors are common in hospitals and often occur during order transcription or administration of medication” (Poon et al., 2010. p. 1). According to Seibert (2014), medication errors and related deaths cost the health care system billions of dollars yearly and that at least one error a day happens in all hospitals. “An estimated 450,000 adverse drug events
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procedures. Second, learners will investigate factors that can affect participation, independence and choice, including systems for assessing and minimising risk. Finally, learners will investigate the administration of medicine and the effectiveness of policies and procedures for administering medication in achieving the best possible outcomes for users of services. Learners will study legislation and factors that affect the care that is received. Learners will also examine strategies to promote the
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Medication Safety Medication plays a key role in healthcare but can also be an important key cause of medical error. Patients are entitled to receive safe care including receiving the correct medications. The administration of medication is a daily routine for nurses therefore, it is vital to remember the “Five Rights” of medication safety. The other issue that we are facing on the medical surgical floor is stress. The last issue is that staffs are being interrupted in medication room. Many different
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Abstract An electronic bar code medication administration was a system developed and successfully implemented in a 118-bed Veterans Administration hospital in February 2000. Known as Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA), this software proved useful in generating fast and accurate medication administration as well as online patient medication records preservation. The application created by the Eastern Kansas Health Care System in association with Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center has been
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obtaining the desired outcome. The data for this study was collected by a web-enabled database for error reporting system in a hospital setting. Nurses, physicians, and pharmacists had access to the system at any time to report any type of medication error. The rights of the subjects were protected because the patients information was never used on the error reporting database and the error reports made by the staff were anonymous, other than tracking what job title the error reporter held. Reporting
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