What strategies can you use to reduce medication errors?

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Medication errors are a serious threat to patient safety and quality of care. They can cause adverse reactions, complications, or even death. As a nurse, you play a vital role in preventing and reducing medication errors. Here are some strategies that you can use to improve your medication management skills and avoid mistakes.

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1 Know your medications

Before administering any medication, you should know its name, dosage, route, indication, contraindication, side effects, and interactions. You should also check the expiration date, storage conditions, and appearance of the medication. If you are unfamiliar with a medication, consult a reliable source such as a drug guide, a pharmacist, or a physician. Do not rely on memory or guesswork.

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Tina Baxter

The Nurse Shark./Nurse Practitioner/Legal Nurse Consultant/Wellness Coach/Nurse Educator/Business Consultant at The Nurse Shark Academy/Podcast Host/Speaker
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I encourage nurses to use a good app on their phone to quickly look up unfamiliar medications. Often, a medication may be known by its trade name and not by its generic name. However, many electronic medical records and drug dispensing machines, list the medications by their generic name. If you have a question about how to properly give a medication, look it up or ask the pharmacist. If you have a question on a medication order, call the prescriber.

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Peter Kirby, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CLSSBB

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It is important to promote safe medication practices to reduce liability and foster a fair and just culture. Approaches to reduce medication errors can include: - Use standardized protocols and checklists for prescribing, dispensing and administering drugs - Implement electronic health records and computerized provider order entry systems with clinical decision support - Educate patients and caregivers about their medications and how to take them correctly - Encourage a culture of safety and reporting of errors and near misses - Conduct regular audits and feedback sessions to identify and address the root causes of errors

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Elias Soares

Farmacêutico Oncológico
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Essas precau??es s?o fundamentais para garantir a seguran?a e eficácia no uso de medicamentos. A informa??o precisa e a orienta??o profissional s?o essenciais para evitar complica??es e garantir um tratamento adequado.

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Archana Vishwakarma

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To minimize medication errors, high-alert medications should be stored separately with high-risk stickers. Sound-alike and look-alike medicines need yellow and green labels, respectively, and should also be stored distinctly and double-checked. Dispensing should follow a batch-wise process, including checking expiry dates. Narcotics and scheduled medicines require secure storage with double locking. Dispensing these should involve verification by senior pharmacists and require dual signatures for added caution. All medications must be dispensed strictly according to a valid prescription.

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2 Follow the five rights

The five rights of medication administration are: right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, and right time. You should always verify these rights before giving any medication. Use at least two identifiers to confirm the patient's identity, such as name, date of birth, or medical record number. Compare the medication label with the prescription and the medication administration record (MAR). Use appropriate tools and techniques to measure and administer the correct dose. Follow the instructions for the route of administration, such as oral, intravenous, or topical. Give the medication at the scheduled time or within a safe window.

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Tina Baxter

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For every medication ordered, there should be an appropriate indication. Many medications are used for dual purposes or "off label" such as many antiseizure medications are often used for mood disorders.

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Elias Soares

Farmacêutico Oncológico
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é essencial seguir rigorosamente os cinco direitos de administra??o de medicamentos para garantir a seguran?a do paciente: paciente certo, medicamento certo, dose certa, via certa e hora certa. Utilizar múltiplos identificadores e verificar cuidadosamente as prescri??es s?o práticas cruciais para evitar erros na administra??o. O uso adequado de ferramentas e técnicas de medi??o é crucial, assim como aderir às instru??es específicas para a via de administra??o e horário agendado. Essas precau??es s?o fundamentais na prática clínica.

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3 Double-check calculations

Some medications require complex calculations to determine the correct dose, such as weight-based dosing, infusion rates, or unit conversions. You should always double-check your calculations with another nurse, a calculator, or a software program. If you are unsure about the calculation, ask for help from a pharmacist or a physician. Do not use abbreviations, decimals, or zeros that can cause confusion or errors.

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Elias Soares

Farmacêutico Oncológico
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é crucial exercer extrema cautela ao calcular doses de medicamentos, especialmente aquelas baseadas em peso, taxas de infus?o ou convers?es de unidade. A verifica??o dos cálculos por meio de colegas, calculadoras ou software é uma prática recomendada para evitar erros. Em casos de dúvida, buscar orienta??o de farmacêuticos ou médicos é fundamental. Evitar abrevia??es, decimais ou zeros ambíguos contribui para uma administra??o segura e eficaz.

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4 Communicate effectively

Communication is essential for preventing and reducing medication errors. You should communicate clearly and accurately with the prescriber, the pharmacist, the patient, and other members of the health care team. You should use standardized terminology, abbreviations, and symbols. You should also use read-back and teach-back techniques to confirm understanding. If you encounter any discrepancy, discrepancy, or question, you should clarify it before proceeding. If you make or witness a medication error, you should report it promptly and honestly.

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Elias Soares

Farmacêutico Oncológico
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A comunica??o clara e precisa é vital na preven??o de erros de medica??o. Utilizar terminologia padronizada, abrevia??es e símbolos ajuda na compreens?o entre os membros da equipe de saúde. Técnicas como read-back e teach-back garantem a confirma??o mútua de informa??es. Em uma equipe multidisciplinar, a colabora??o entre prescritores, farmacêuticos, enfermeiros e outros profissionais é fundamental para assegurar a seguran?a do paciente. Em casos de discrepancia ou erro, a pronta notifica??o e abordagem honesta s?o essenciais para a aprendizagem contínua e melhoria dos processos.

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Elias Soares

Farmacêutico Oncológico
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A comunica??o clara e precisa é vital na preven??o de erros de medica??o. Utilizar terminologia padronizada, abrevia??es e símbolos ajuda na compreens?o entre os membros da equipe de saúde. Técnicas como read-back e teach-back garantem a confirma??o mútua de informa??es. Em uma equipe multidisciplinar, a colabora??o entre prescritores, farmacêuticos, enfermeiros e outros profissionais é fundamental para assegurar a seguran?a do paciente. Em casos de discrepancia ou erro, a pronta notifica??o e abordagem honesta s?o essenciais para a aprendizagem contínua e melhoria dos processos.

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5 Educate the patient

Patient education is another important strategy to prevent and reduce medication errors. You should educate the patient about the name, purpose, dose, route, frequency, and duration of the medication. You should also inform the patient about the possible side effects, interactions, precautions, and instructions for the medication. You should encourage the patient to ask questions, voice concerns, and participate in decision making. You should also teach the patient how to use any devices, such as inhalers, injectors, or pumps, that are involved in the medication administration.

Medication errors are preventable and reducible. By using these strategies, you can enhance your medication management skills and improve patient safety and quality of care.

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6 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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Ayah Sadeq

DOH Licensed Clinical Pharmacist , BCPS, In-Patient Pharmacy Incharge
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Medication errors prevention should start from raising awareness and training the healthcare providers on the importance of implementing all the possible techniques to prevent the errors from occuring. It also arise from providing and checking the appropriate competencies starting from physcians ( prescribing ) , pharmacists ( dispensing and preparation ) , nurses ( administring ) and patients ( proper counseling and follow up ).

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Aline de Assis Machado Souza de Menezes

Enfermeira Educadora e Capacita??o em Enfermagem | Instrutora de Cálculos de Medicamentos | Criadora do Guia Diário da Saúde e da Universidade do Palha?o | Membro da Comiss?o Técnica de Enfermagem Forense do COREN-PR
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Como enfermeira e educadora, enfatizo a uni?o de educa??o e tecnologia para reduzir erros de medica??o. Esta abordagem melhora a seguran?a do paciente e a qualidade do atendimento. é essencial para profissionais de saúde se manterem informados e utilizarem tecnologia avan?ada para garantir a seguran?a do paciente.

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1 Know your medications

2 Follow the five rights

3 Double-check calculations

4 Communicate effectively

5 Educate the patient

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