ensuring and preventing medication errors. Researchers had reported that 38% of medication errors that take place in hospitals are serious and leads to mortality. Nurses being the majority number of healthcare provider had been found to be responsible for 26% to 38% of medication errors that takes place in hospital settings. In fact nurses’ vital role is ensuring that all patients would receive safe treatment (Kim, An, Kim & Yoon, 2016). The last person that checks on the medication before dispensing to
Background- A medication error is an episode associated with use of medication that should be preventable through effective control system. Investigating the incidence, type, and nature of medication errors are very crucial to prevent them. Aim- The study aimed to analyze and ascertain profile and pattern of medication errors among admitted patients in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Methods- The present prospective study was carried out by the Department of Pharmacology in collaboration with
During medication administration, the primary role of the nurse is to ensure that prescribed medications are delivered in a safe manner. As medication administration is an important component of providing comprehensive nursing care, doing harm to a patient is every nurse’s biggest fear. Even though nurses greatly value proficiency and make every effort for 100% accuracy in giving medication, med errors continue to take place. These errors can result in serious illness, death, or increase the patient’s
The nursing profession is known for the compassion of helping others; however, the process of helping others can easier be said than done. Teaching those who want to pursue a profession in nursing is a complicated process since the anatomy and the physiology of the human body can be very complex. Also, pressure has increased on nursing education programs to increase the knowledge and critical thinking of their nursing students which should then decrease patient mortality in the future. Over the years
antibiotic, however it had been the epidural. Just as the medication began running the patient began to arrest. People fled to the patient’s room. Later that evening when the room was being cleaned the epidural bag was found and handed to Julie for her to see what she had given the patient. Following the incident, the hospital fired Julie and she was criminally charged. To avoid prison, Julie pled a misdemeanor and was stripped of her nursing license. The incident described above depicts an
Introduction Nursing reflective practice is important because it provides nurses with a conscious and systematic approach to reflect the previous experiences and behaviours in order to enhance self-awareness of weakness, encourage the continuing self-professional development and maintain and improve the nursing care skills and knowledge (Paterson & Chapman, 2013; Oelofsen, 2012). This essay will discuss a nursing skill which can enhance my competence in nursing practice. Gibbs reflective model (Gibbs
Introduction According Little Oxford medication is define as a medicinal drug or treatment using drugs while error define as mistake, condition of being morally wrong or degree of inaccuracy in calculation or measurement. Medication error is preventable events that occur due to an error in the process of prescribing, dispensing and administrating. According The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP, 2015) defines “medication error as any preventable event that
settings to deliver medications, fluids, and nutrients to patients at controlled rates. Approximately 90 percent of hospitalized patients receive an IV infusion as part of their medical treatment (Husch et al., 2005). The use of computerized smart pump technology in hospitals has increased from approximately 33% in 2005 to almost 50% in 2009 (Brady, 2010). In recent years, smart infusion pumps have gradually become more sophisticated and include safety features such as dose error reduction software
Ethically Administering Medications in the Nursing Profession Every year there are approximately 1.3 million injuries caused by medication administration errors (Healthline, 2016). Nursing, is a profession that faces a variety of ethical dilemmas daily, and it is very important for a nurse to avoid these dilemmas at all costs to assure quality patient-centered care. The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Code of Ethics is a set of ethical values developed for registered nurses throughout Canada to
Medication error is an important problem that affects patient safety. It can cause potential or actual harm to patients. The nurse plays an integral role in patient safety and can prevent many instances of medication errors. This can be done by practicing good principles of medication safety. Patient safety is defined as providing a good quality of healthcare while avoiding actual or potential harm to the patient. Patient safety is the most integral part of quality of healthcare