Preventing medication errors. Reconciling medications. A prescription for patient safety
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Thousands of deaths and injuries occur to patients in a healthcare setting each year due to medication errors that could have been avoided. Statistics indicate that between 7,000 and 14,000 deaths occur each year in the U.S. alone. While administering the wrong medication is an obvious medication error, there are others. For example, the nurse may administer a drug to the wrong patient, give the wrong dosage or operate the infusion pump incorrectly. And there are plenty of other common medication errors. After completing this course, the learner should be able to: understand and describe medication errors and the common types of medication errors that can occur. Understand and describe the five "rights" of administering medications to patients. Understand and describe a "systems approach" to preventing medication errors and how every member of the medical team can work to prevent medication errors. Understand the nurse's role in preventing medication errors.
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