Medication errors: Issues of concern to anesthesia providers
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Mary Katherine Riggs, BSN, RN and Nancy Westbrook, DNP, CRNA
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Medication errors have been cited to occur in one of every twenty anesthetics. This can be attributed to the fact that anesthesia providers are tasked with the rapid-paced, critical decision-making surrounding the preparation and administration of multiple medications. Issues of similar labeling of medication vials, ampules, and syringes cause misreading of labels to account for over half of the medication errors made.
Type | DNP Capstone Project |
Acquisition | Self-submission |
Review Type | None: Degree-based Submission |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | N/A |
Research Approach | N/A |
Keywords | Anesthesia; Medication Errors; Medication Labeling; Medication Organization |
Grantor | Samford University |
Advisor | Westbrook, Nancy; Herbinger, Lisa |
Level | Doctoral-Other |
Year | 2022 |
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