2014). I chose to discuss scenario A. Patient safety is essential when it comes to health care. Medication errors have caused more than 7‚000 deaths every year (Hughes & Blegen‚ 2008). The scenario shows that electronic medical records can have benefits and challenges. No matter how busy an organization is health care professionals must take caution when administering medications to patients. Medications errors can still occur while using barcoding methods in any health care setting. The implementation
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common breach of medication administration is medication errors. This is why it is important to have a culture and environment of safety. Administration of medications is a basic activity in nursing practice. Nurses therefore must be knowledgeable about specific drugs and their administration‚ patient response‚ drug interactions‚ patient allergies‚ and related resources. Safety and prevention of medication errors are essential” (Kee 2015). A culture and environment of safety for medication administration
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Background‚ Medication error is common place in healthcare practice; however‚ medication errors are often under-reported. The purpose of this study is twofold; to assess hospital staff’s perceptions of organizational culture of safety in both hospitals‚ and to assess the impact of the organizational safety culture on error reporting. Methods‚ this is a cross-sectional survey conducted among 1300 of hospital staff members in the National Centre for Cancer Care and Research‚ and Heart Hospital‚ from
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Errors made while administering medications are one of the most common patient safety‚ health care errors reported. It is estimated that 7‚000 hospitals deaths yearly are attributed to medication administration errors‚ and each error can cost a health care organization over $8000 per occurrence. (Anderson & Townsend‚ 2015. p.18). Nurses spend a significant amount of time managing‚ preparing‚ and administering medications. Nurses can spend up to forty percent of their day‚ involved in tasks that center
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* * * Evaluating the Research Process Vicki Turner HCS/465 Radha Ramjattan March 13‚ 2012 * * * * * * * * Literature review used in this research * The most important steps in a research project or study is accomplishing a literature review. A literature review is the process of gathering information from other sources and documenting it. This is not a report or a statement verbatim according to Creative Research Systems (2010). A literature
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Childhood Obesity Evaluating the Research Process HCS/465-Health Care Research Utilization September 17‚ 2012 Kerrie Kelly Ji Li‚ PhD and Neal Hooker‚ PhD conducted a study on the links of childhood obesity and children who are enrolled in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)‚ School Breakfast Program (SBP)‚ clubs such as sports and others‚ and different living and household factors. This study utilized the conceptual framework of the literature review from the National Survey of Children’s
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PREVENTING MEDICAL OVERDOSE I A medication error is a failure in the treatment process that leads to‚ or has the potential to lead to‚ harm to the patient. There is a need for accurate and proper drug administration. Around 100‚000 Americans die yearly of drug overdose. Medication errors: what they are‚ how they happen‚ and how to avoid them. II Dennis Quaid’s twins almost died after being given a dosage that should have been for an adult. a. The medication given was heparin. b. Media
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concern in the past years have been as high incidents of medication errors in assisted living facilities. Medication administration is a common procedure in an assisted living community in which many are non-nursing. However because nurses are not required there are many times when medication errors occur. The question is one that makes health care professionals think before responding. Well let’s offer a few suggestions‚ continued medication checks‚ med carts reviews and well trained staff members
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organizations will change the process just to be the best. As days pass‚ hospital experience growth and with growth come many problems. For example medication errors which are the number one concern in health care. Being able to give out the correct medication and dose at times can be very confusing for many reasons. What is a worker supposed to do? As you read‚ you will learn on a plan proposed to make less medication errors and to improve health care quality. Medication errors are a very big problem
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Reducing Medication Administration Errors: A Teaching Plan Rosemary Lantigua Sacred Heart University Reducing Medication Administration Errors: A Teaching Plan This paper provides an overview of a teaching plan of a single class during fundamentals of nursing course of a traditional BSN program. The subject of the class is on reducing the amount of medication administration errors in health care. The goals and objectives of the class will be provided as well as methods‚ resources
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