..................3 Summaries of Journal Articles......................................................................3 Key Aspects: Medication Errors and their Causes.............................................. 4 Impact on Client Care.................................................................................5 Strategies to prevent Medication Errors ..........................................................6 Conclusion................................................................
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References Athanasakis‚ E. (2012). Prevention of medication errors made by nurses in clinical practice. Health Science Journal‚ 6(4)‚ 773-783. Brady‚ A.‚ Malone‚ A.‚ & Fleming‚ S. (2009). A literature review of the individual and systems factors that contribute to medication errors in nursing practice. Journal Of Nursing Management‚ 17(6)‚ 679-697. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.00995.x Choo‚ J.‚ Hutchinson‚ A.‚ & Bucknall‚ T. (2010). Nurses ’ role in medication safety. Journal Of Nursing Management‚ 18(7)
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on medication as the primary intervention for most illnesses‚ patients receiving medication interventions may gain high benefits‚ at the cost of increased exposer to potential harm. This discussion post will focus on reviewing; concepts of safe medication administration‚ The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals related to safe medication administration and finally describe how the interdisciplinary teams can participate in safe medication administration. Common Factors Medication error
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factors that contribute to medication errors Introduction Medication management is a fundamental component of nursing‚ so should be managed with caution however medication errors do still occur within the healthcare system till this day. Medication errors have been identified as the second most common type of patient safety error in the United Kingdom by National Patient Safety Agency with 59‚802 reported incidents occurring in 2007. The medication management process has many stages within
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will do additional study to find out nurses’ opinion of medication error and their contributing factors on the (wards at hospital). A cross-sectional study will be utilized and a sample of twenty (20) nurses‚ ten (10) from each ward will be chosen. A convenience sampling method will be used and data will be collected with the use of questionnaires and interviews. In this study‚ the perspectives of the experienced nurses concerning medication errors will be investigated. Information gathered will be kept
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000228836 CASE "St. Mary’s Nurse is Charged; Medication Error Led to Teen’s Death" describes the criminal complaint A Wisconsin nurse who was arrested on a felony charge stemming from an unintentional medical error that led to the death of a patient last summer will serve three years of probation after pleading no contest to reduced charges‚ but medical and nursing societies are concerned about the effect the case might have in future medical error situations. Julie Thao was a nurse at St. Mary’s
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Week 4 Evaluating Research Process Health Care - General Health Care Resource: Evaluating the Research Process Grading Criteria. Select one of the articles collected in the Week One Annotated Bibliography assignment. Write a 1‚400- to -1‚750-word paper that evaluates the research process within your chosen article. Explain the research process and what you can assume from the study from the following perspectives: How is the literature review used in this research?
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Evaluating the Research Process of Teen Pregnancy Amanda Siler HCS 465 November 24‚ 2014 Mr. Dalton Douglas Evaluating the Research Process The following paper will address the research process of teen pregnancy. During the years of the adolescent years it is all about knowing yourself‚ getting used to the changes of your body‚ and most of all engaging in some sort of sexual activity or activities. Adolescent sexual activity and its consequences continue to be important policy concerns in the
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Abstract Serious medication errors are common in hospitals and often occur during order transcription or administration of medication. To help prevent such errors‚ bar coding technology has been put into place. The software was designed to improve medication administration accuracy and to generate online patient medication records. Barcode Medication Administration software enables users to document electronic administration of medications at bedside. Millions of Americans are injured each year
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Evaluating Research Quality Table 1 lists various factors to consider when evaluating the quality of information‚ particularly from the Internet. Table 1 Evaluation Criteria (Internet Navigator) Accuracy or credibility Is the information provided based on proven facts? Is it published in a scholarly or peer-reviewed publication? Have you found similar information in a scholarly or peer-reviewed publication? Author or authority Who is the author? Is she or he affiliated with a reputable
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