Follow the link to the article about medication safety and errors. Then, respond to the following questions. Respond substantively to the responses of at least two of our classmates.
http://www.americannursetoday.com/assets/0/434/436/440/6276/6334/6350/6356/8b8dac76-6061-4521-8b43-d0928ef8de07.pdf
http://www.americannursetoday.com/assets/0/434/436/440/6276/6334/6350/6356/8b8dac76-6061-4521-8b43-d0928ef8de07.pdf
- Select one of the cases of medication errors mentioned in the article. How could this error have been prevented?
- What are the consequences of medication errors to the nurse and patient?
- If you were the manager of the nurse who made a medication error, how would you respond to the error?
- In your clinical experiences, what strategies do you see that help nurses avoid making medication errors? What things have you seen that make errors more likely to occur?