Safety Risk Assessment for Medication Errors
Medication errors are the primary patient issue at most medical facilities. The risk management team her at the hospital would like to assist nurse managers in reducing the number of errors made by new employees concerning medications. The purpose of this paper is to:
Discuss the most frequent cause and incidence rate of medication errors, to incorporate a continuous quality improvement process for reducing medication error, talk about rationale for reducing the medication errors, and Identify two actions the nurse should take to assist with reduction of medication errors.
Medication Errors
A study done by the Food and Drug Administration say that the most common medication error was related to …show more content…
Rational for Reducing Medication Errors
Medication errors are the most common cause of accidental harm to individuals. These errors contribute to side effects that compromise a patient’s safety and are a large financial problem to a facility. Preventing medication errors, which happen at every level of the medication administration process, is the primary concern for maintaining a safe and effective hospital. One third of all errors harming patients occur during medication administration and is determined a high-risk activity performed by the nurse (Cloete, 2014). Safe and effective medication administration is key to quality patient care and facility operations.
Hospital Strategies for Reducing Errors
Hospitals are now working to reduce medication errors by the implementation of technology improving processes, identifying the medications errors casing the most harm, and creating an environment of …show more content…
It involves entering medication orders directly into a computer system rather than on paper documentation or by verbal order over the phone. There will be no misinterpretation of handwriting or abbreviations. The director of safety says that, unlike adults, drug orders for children are based on weight. The computer won’t let you put a medication order in if the child’s weight isn’t entered into the system by a nurse or doctor. The system will alert of the issues or problem. The alerts cause the nurse or doctor to stop and think based on the computers alert indicating the patients specific need to clarify (FDA, 2017). The CPOE would be a verification process for the nurse and doctor to improve medication error and provide quality patient
Medication errors are the primary patient issue at most medical facilities. The risk management team her at the hospital would like to assist nurse managers in reducing the number of errors made by new employees concerning medications. The purpose of this paper is to:
Discuss the most frequent cause and incidence rate of medication errors, to incorporate a continuous quality improvement process for reducing medication error, talk about rationale for reducing the medication errors, and Identify two actions the nurse should take to assist with reduction of medication errors.
Medication Errors
A study done by the Food and Drug Administration say that the most common medication error was related to …show more content…
Rational for Reducing Medication Errors
Medication errors are the most common cause of accidental harm to individuals. These errors contribute to side effects that compromise a patient’s safety and are a large financial problem to a facility. Preventing medication errors, which happen at every level of the medication administration process, is the primary concern for maintaining a safe and effective hospital. One third of all errors harming patients occur during medication administration and is determined a high-risk activity performed by the nurse (Cloete, 2014). Safe and effective medication administration is key to quality patient care and facility operations.
Hospital Strategies for Reducing Errors
Hospitals are now working to reduce medication errors by the implementation of technology improving processes, identifying the medications errors casing the most harm, and creating an environment of …show more content…
It involves entering medication orders directly into a computer system rather than on paper documentation or by verbal order over the phone. There will be no misinterpretation of handwriting or abbreviations. The director of safety says that, unlike adults, drug orders for children are based on weight. The computer won’t let you put a medication order in if the child’s weight isn’t entered into the system by a nurse or doctor. The system will alert of the issues or problem. The alerts cause the nurse or doctor to stop and think based on the computers alert indicating the patients specific need to clarify (FDA, 2017). The CPOE would be a verification process for the nurse and doctor to improve medication error and provide quality patient