CAUSES OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ERRORS AND NURSING ACTION IN REPORTING AND PREVENTING ERRORS

1. CAUSES OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ERRORS AND NURSING ACTION IN REPORTING AND PREVENTING ERRORS Kaire Kirikmäe North Estonia Medical Centre 2010

2. Medication errors result from many different causes • specific of the unit • work dynamics, team-work, communication • person-centered factors • underlying system factors

3. Classifications of error • Psychological: knowledge, rules, performance and memory • according to consequences • period of the way in which errors occurred: prescribing, transcribing, dispensing, administering.

4. The main causes of medication administration errors • omitted drug • wrong drug error • wrong timing of drug administration, • wrong patient error.

5. Action and managing of nursing practice errors • reporting • dealing with the error quickly and efficiently • documentation • analysing • the counselling and supporting

6. Prevention • renovation oforganizational model • education and training • researches • technological innovation • “5-rights” • error reporting

7. Thank you!