Staff Educational Program to Prevent Medication Errors

Medication administration errors (MAEs) may lead to adverse drug events, patient morbidity, prolonged hospital stays, and increased readmission rates, and may contribute to major financial losses for the health system. MAEs are the most common type of error occurring within the health care setting l...

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Main Author:	Hawthorne-Kanife, Rita Chinyere
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Language:	en
Published:	ScholarWorks 2018
Subjects:	Educational/training Effective education medication administration medication administration safety medication safety safety interventions Nursing
Online Access:	https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6040 https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7319&context=dissertations

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spelling	ndltd-waldenu.edu-oai-scholarworks.waldenu.edu-dissertations-73192019-10-30T01:07:45Z Staff Educational Program to Prevent Medication Errors Hawthorne-Kanife, Rita Chinyere Medication administration errors (MAEs) may lead to adverse drug events, patient morbidity, prolonged hospital stays, and increased readmission rates, and may contribute to major financial losses for the health system. MAEs are the most common type of error occurring within the health care setting leading to an estimated 7,000 patient deaths every year. Interventions have been designed to prevent MAEs including education for nurses who administer medications; however, little effort has been made to design systematic educational programs that are based on local needs and contexts. The purpose of this project was to identify internal and external factors related to MAEs at the practice site, develop an education program tailored to the factors contributing to MAEs, and implement the program using a pretest posttest design. The Iowa model was used to guide the project. The 26 nurse participants who responded to an initial survey indicated that nurses felt distractions and interruptions during medication administration, and hesitancy to ask for help or to report medication errors increased MAE risks. After the education program, the pretest and posttest results were analyzed and revealed improvement in knowledge and confidence of medication administration (M = 3.2 pre, M = 3.7 post, p < .05). Open-ended question responses suggested a need for dedicated time for preparation and administration of medications without interruptions. Positive social change is possible as nurses become knowledgeable and confident about medication administration safety and as patients are protected from injury secondary to MAEs. 2018-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6040 https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7319&context=dissertations Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies en ScholarWorks Educational/training Effective education medication administration medication administration safety medication safety safety interventions Nursing
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description	Medication administration errors (MAEs) may lead to adverse drug events, patient morbidity, prolonged hospital stays, and increased readmission rates, and may contribute to major financial losses for the health system. MAEs are the most common type of error occurring within the health care setting leading to an estimated 7,000 patient deaths every year. Interventions have been designed to prevent MAEs including education for nurses who administer medications; however, little effort has been made to design systematic educational programs that are based on local needs and contexts. The purpose of this project was to identify internal and external factors related to MAEs at the practice site, develop an education program tailored to the factors contributing to MAEs, and implement the program using a pretest posttest design. The Iowa model was used to guide the project. The 26 nurse participants who responded to an initial survey indicated that nurses felt distractions and interruptions during medication administration, and hesitancy to ask for help or to report medication errors increased MAE risks. After the education program, the pretest and posttest results were analyzed and revealed improvement in knowledge and confidence of medication administration (M = 3.2 pre, M = 3.7 post, p < .05). Open-ended question responses suggested a need for dedicated time for preparation and administration of medications without interruptions. Positive social change is possible as nurses become knowledgeable and confident about medication administration safety and as patients are protected from injury secondary to MAEs.
author	Hawthorne-Kanife, Rita Chinyere
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title	Staff Educational Program to Prevent Medication Errors
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title_full	Staff Educational Program to Prevent Medication Errors
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Staff Educational Program to Prevent Medication Errors

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