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Medication administration errors - Coggle Diagram
Medication administration errors
Who do these happen to?
Medication errors can happen to any nurses both new and more experienced
Various side effects and outcomes that medication errors have on patients and how they affect them.
The 5 Rights to Medication Administration
1) Right patient
2) Right route
3) Right dose
4) Right medication
5) Right time
Teaching moments
Using stories and case studies to teach new nurses and nursing students the importance of prevention of medication errors
Utilizing mindfulness techniques to prevent medication errors. Ekkens, C. & Gordon, P. (2021). The Mindful Path to Nursing Accuracy. Holistic Nursing Practice, 35 (3), 115-122. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000440.
Important points
Assessment of allergies
Medication reconciliation and the patient's complete list of medications
Pharmacy review and collaboration between nurses
IT and the addition of safety checks built in to the EMR
Stress the importance of these safety checks to all nursing staff including nurses who have been working in the facility for longer periods of time (refresher courses).
Quick response from pharmacy and the hospital network if nurses are faced with a pyxis machine that is not working properly
Stress the importance of avoiding overrides when removing medications