Description
Medication errors continue to occur in nursing. As nurses, we are responsible for administering the correct medication and dose to our patient. Please read the following article to help get you started.
For your initial posting, please address the following questions:
Find a peer reviewed journal article on a patient that experienced a medication error. (It can be from either administration, calculation, incorrect prescription etc.). Summarize the article for your peers. How did the error occur? What was the patient outcome? What could have been done differently to avoid the medication error in the first place? What is your legal role as the nurse if a medication error occurs?
****Use the above questions as headings for your initial posting****
Summary of article
How Error Occurred
Patient Outcome
What could have been done differently
Legal role as nurse. Medication Error Prevention in Hospitals Guidelines (2018) Links to an external site.
