Medication Errors This eye-opening statistic for the prevalence of medication errors displays the negative outcome of avoidable mistakes in the health-care profession: “researchers estimated that potentially preventable adverse drug events kill 7,000 Americans annually and that medication errors that result in harm are the number-one cause of inpatient fatalities” (Anderson, 2010). Medication errors are preventable mistakes that are frequent in health-care settings, therefor striving to improve this…
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Medication Error It is sad to believe medication error is still one of the most common errors that we face today in the health care system yet the new technology has not been able to transform the health care providers to grab this change, especially in nursing homes. As explained in Mahmood et al, (2012) medication errors are common in nursing homes because the elderly takes a lot of medications .I have been a nurse for 9 years and have come to realize that medication errors can cause a major health…
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crucial in the context of medication errors for several reasons. Research helps identify the types, frequency, and causes of medication errors, which is the first step in preventing them. Writing about medication errors disseminates knowledge, which is essential for educating healthcare providers on best practices and error prevention strategies. Research findings can inform health policy and lead to the development of safer medication systems. Understanding medication errors through research enhances…
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Nurses are the health care professionals that collect and prepare medications for patients. They examine the doctor’s orders to see what medications patients are prescribed. Errors can occur in the distribution of these medications. As a result, the nursing ethic of do no harm may not occur. According to McIntyre, Thomlinson, & McDonald, “nurses are held in high regard” (2006, p.360). As such, nurses must keep this positive concept, as we are the health professionals that care for people when they…
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Introduction Medication administration errors occur multiple times every day. To illustrate, The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) reported in 2007 that 1 in 10 patients experience medication-related errors (Edwards, 2015, 398). Medication administration errors (MAEs) are easily preventable, but procedural changes and teaching is necessary for health care professionals. THESIS GOES HERE. PAPER OUTLINE GOES HERE. TRANSITION GOES HERE. Literature Review Medication administration safety in health care is…
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Medication Errors: A PICOT Model Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Elizabeth Fuhs November 18th, 2017 Medication Errors: A PICOT Model The purpose of this literature review is to obtain insight to the effectiveness of nurses having a readily accessible “badge buddy” card to prevent insulin medication errors among diabetic patients. Insulin is a common high alert medication that is administered by health care workers. “Errors relating to insulin arise because it has a narrow therapeutic…
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Technology and Health Care Evolution Smita Dudhat HCS/531 05/04/2015 Katherine Brewer Technology and Health Care Evolution As per Stanley (n.d.), “We will have to use technology to reduce face to face time with doctors and accommodate more people in our health system and lower costs.” Information technology plays a crucial role in health care delivery. ABC consultants have been assigned to develop software that will help to make the health care delivery easier and user-friendly for this…
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practice (direct care, education, administration, and research, and the evolving domain of policy) will be measured by clients, employers, colleagues and themselves”(SRNA, 2014). Having these standards allows register…
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by medical care” (2018). Patient safety is an important and fundamental element of quality nursing care. Patient outcomes are affected by nursing care quality because nurses spend most time with patients performing assessments and caring for the patients; therefore, improvements in patient safety can be achieved by improving nurse performance. Nurses play significant role in ensuring patient safety by monitoring patients for physical retrogression, identifying errors, understanding care processes…
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Prevention of Medication Errors in Hospitalized Adults The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCCMERP) describes a medication error as any avertible incident that may contribute to unsuitable treatment or inappropriate patient handling while the medication is within the control of a health care attendant, a patient, or any consumer (NCCMERP, n.d.). The errors are mostly associated with medical practices by health care personnel, health care processes and…
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