A Critique Of The Administration Of Intravenous Medication Administration Errors

Controlled Trial of Smart Infusion Pumps to Improve Medication Safety in Critically Ill Patients,” aimed at looking at the differences in serious medical errors using smart infusion pumps vs not using smart pumps in an intensive care unit. Although, this was accomplished, it was significantly limited by the sample group characteristics and lack of staff education regarding smart pumps. The study analyzed in depth the serious medication errors using the infusion pumps and found multiple areas for

safety medication administration in nursing practice by the staff nurses. This area is interesting because the previous report showed approximately 5.6% of Non-intravenous doses administered to adult hospital patients, and it has been estimated that 0.6-1.2% of medication administration errors may led to severe harm even dearth (Mcleod et al, 2013). Leape et al (1995) indicated that nurses were responsibility for 86% of all medication error interception, regardless of the original errors. The nurses

Nurses are not only limited to a hospital setting where they are assessing patients, handing out medications or assisting doctors. Nurses are also a counselor, an agent of change and a patient’s advocate. Nurses can also be an educator in a classroom setting, during clinical practice of student nurses or through public presentations. In addition, nurses can also take up roles as part of the administration. Even though nurses’ workloads are constantly changing,

Nurses are not only limited to a hospital setting where they are assessing patients, handing out medications or assisting doctors. Nurses are also a counselor, an agent of change and a patient’s advocate. Nurses can also be an educator in a classroom setting, during clinical practice of student nurses or through public presentations. In addition, nurses can also take up roles as part of the administration. Even though nurses’ workloads are