Safe Practice in Medication Administration

Course Information

This microlearning course provides nurses with an overview of safe practice in medication administration, ways to improve the safety of medication, identifying common medication errors and how to avoid the errors in medication administration.

Learning Outcomes

The Institute of Medicine reported that in the US, 7000 deaths occur yearly due to medication errors. Medication errors account for one out of 131 outpatient deaths and one out of 854 inpatient deaths. Bates et al. (1995) reported that 42% of Adverse Drug Events were preventable and were caused by:_x000D_

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• Ordering errors (56%)

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• Administration errors (56%)

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• Transcription errors (6%)

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• Dispensing errors (4%)

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Nurses play an important role in the safe administration of medications to patients. This course provides nurses with an overview of safe practice in medication administration, ways to improve the safety of medication, identifying common medication errors and how to avoid the errors._x000D_
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In this course, learners will:_x000D_

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• Understand Administration Errors

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• Learn about the Ten Rights of Drug Administration and 3 Checks of Drug Administration

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• Understand the Impact of Medication Errors

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• Learn about Electronic Medication Management

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• Apply the strategies to prevent medication error

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This course is designed to equip and update nursing professionals with essential knowledge and skills in the safe practice in medication administration.

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