Safe Practices for Medication Administration

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Safe Practices for Medication Administration

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) receives more than 100,000 reports of suspected medication errors annually. In the United States alone, it is estimated that medication errors have led to injury or death in over 1.3 million clients each year (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2019). As licensed healthcare professionals, we are responsible for providing safe and effective care to our clients and preventing and reporting medication errors whenever possible. 

Initial write 2 page

Describe a scenario with an increased risk for a medication error or where a medication error occurred. For the scenario, you can take inspiration from personal experiences or real-world events reported in the media or medical journals.  Do not include identifiers in the scenario, such as client names or names of the healthcare facility.

Click the links below to use these resources to locate scenarios that include medication errors by a nurse.

· Nursing Reference Center Plus  - do a keyword search using the term medication errors and review the results

Describe a situation that could result in medication error, including:

· An explanation of factors that could have contributed to a medication error, including examples and rationales.

· (Consider the rights of medication administration.)

· A description of strategies the nurse should take to avoid medication error, including examples of the nurse’s roles in this situation.

References

U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2019). Working to reduce medication errors. https://www.fda.gov/

Format:

· Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)

· Professional organization, style, and mechanics in APA format

· APA format and in-text citation

· 3 References - must contain at least three professional references, published within the past 5 years