Browsing by Subjects (CINAHL) "Drug Administration"
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Bar code medication administration-clinic orders (BCMA-CO) increase nurses' satisfaction with the medication administration system - A quality improvement project
(2017-08-03)Nurses’ satisfaction was compared before and after implementation of Bar Code Medication Administration- Clinic Orders (BCMA-CO) in a Veterans Affairs (VA) urgent care clinic. Results were significant, revealing ... -
The effect of nurses' use of a focused protocol to decrease distractions during medication administration
Medication administration errors (MAE) are often the result of system problems that lead to patient injury, increased hospital costs and nurses being blamed for the incident. Contributing factors include distractions, lack ... -
An exploration of registered nurse preparation for safe medication management
(2017-08-08)This descriptive study examined the perceptions of new graduate registered nurses (RNs) about medication error identification, causes, and reporting; as well as the nursing education and workplace orientation experiences ... -
Improving medication administration safety in the clinical environment
(2015-12-23)Work interruptions during medication administration are a serious problem negatively impact patient safety. Utilizing a medication safety vest and signage during medication administration improves situation awareness, ... -
Interventions To reduce medication errors
(2017-09-22)Medication errors are the most commonly identified errors occurring in every healthcare setting costing billions of dollars per year. They have the potential to cause death to a patient or increase hospital length of stay. ... -
A quality improvement plan for safe medication administration for unlicensed personnel working in a Type "A" assisted living facility
(2016-11-30)There is an increase in Assisted Living Facilities (ALF’s) throughout the United States that has been coupled with residents that have increasingly complex conditions leading to unanticipated problems related to poor ...