In this paper‚ I am going to be comparing two different articles about medication errors by nurses. Medication errors happen way too often and I hope that by writing this paper‚ I can help reduce my chance or someone else’s chance of making a medication error. The first medication error article that I read was about a male patient in Florida. The patient was complaining of an upset stomach so the physician prescribed an antacid. Instead of giving the patient an antacid‚ that nurse gave the patient
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Medication errors are all too common‚ jeopardizing the safety of patients; it may be a misinterpretation of a prescription‚ not having a complete history of a patient and dispensing drugs that could interact with other drugs adversely‚ or a patient administering the medication incorrectly‚ which are all preventable. There are numerous ways of preventing medication errors; therefore‚ the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has recognized ten important factors that lead to errors. Anderson
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Evaluating the Research Process Dalia M. Davidson November 11‚ 2012 HCS/465 Terri Peters Evaluating the Research Process Researchers take pride in organization and hard work in making sure information is accurate. Over the past years there have become an alarming number of teenage pregnancies occurring. The authors of this article has seen some changes while conducting their study of ways to help decrease the number of teens pregnant in the United States. During the survey and study
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Evaluating Your Research Process Donna Bray CMC/240 Sunday‚ October 20‚ 2013 Glenn Providence Evaluating Your Research Process The first process in the research that I undertook for this course was to choose my topic. I had a pre-determined list of subjects in which to choose from‚ and I chose the topic that I felt most connected to‚ which was the First Amendment. I had to decide‚ at that point‚ what angle on this topic I wanted to pursue. I wanted the angle to be something that was a current
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April 14‚ 2006 N405‚ MEDICATION ERRORS Alternative assignment in-lieu of clinical attendance A SYNOPSIS: STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING MEDICATION ERRORS In 1999‚ the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report‚ "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System‚" in which‚ according to the report‚ between 44‚000 and 98‚000 deaths may result each year from medical errors in hospitals alone. And more than 7‚000 deaths that occurred each year were related to medications. In response to the IOM’s
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Medication errors remain the most preventable cause of injury in healthcare today impacting and influencing all six QSEN (Quality & Safety Education for Nurses) competencies; Patient Centered Care‚ Safety‚ Evidence Based Practice‚ Quality Improvement‚ Informatics‚ Teamwork‚ Collaboration‚ and Professionalism. The effective implementation of medication reconciliation is an effective tool in reducing medication errors‚ eliminating costly mistakes‚ fostering teamwork‚ collaboration and professionalism
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Case Study #2- Medication Error 1. Define “overdose.” What are some symptoms of overdose and statistics? Contrast accidental and intentional overdoses. An overdose is when a dangerous dosage of a drug is ingested. Fluctuation vital signs‚ exhaustion‚ dizziness‚ and chest‚ hear‚ and lung pain are all symptoms of overdose. Prescription drugs are the largest cause of deaths from overdose. In 2005‚ out of the 22‚400 overdoses‚ 38.2% were the result of pain killers. Intentional overdose is the misuse
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of medication errors and methods to reduce errors Nurses have an ethical and legal responsibility to assess a patient’s need for a drug‚ administer it safely and correctly and evaluate the response to it. They should always make patient safety a priority because patients rely on the nurse’s skills‚ knowledge and professionalism. Nurses have a critical role in administering medications to the patients by following the six rights of drug administration. These six rights are: Right medication‚ Right
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example is when a staff nurse makes multiple medication errors in a short period of time. Medication errors are preventable events that may cause or lead to improper medication use or client harm while under the care of a healthcare professional (Vaismoradi‚ Griffiths‚ Turunen‚ & Jordan‚ 2016). According to Vaismoradi and colleagues‚ hospital medical errors have killed more people than HIV/AIDS‚ breast cancer‚ or motor vehicle accidents. Furthermore‚ medication adverse effects lead to 100‚000 emergency
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Running head: Medication Errors January 2012 When patients enter a hospital or doctor’s office they do so with the expectation that their safety is of great importance. In addition‚ when medication is prescribed and given to patients‚ the safety of the patient is at the hands of the doctor. The patient is under the impression that the medication is being given correctly and will not harm them. Unfortunately‚ medication errors do occur and when they do‚ the patient can experience potential
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