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Dr. Saloni answered on
Jun 09 2022
Leadership and Management
Leadership and Management
Within the Clinical Healthcare Environment
Introduction
Medication e
or is defined as any preventable incident that may result in inco
ect medicine usage or patient harm when the medications are in the hands of a healthcare provider, patients, or consumer (Bullini Orlandi & Pierce, 2020).
This presentation emphasises the medication e
ors which can lead to safety or quality concerns in the hospital setting, relevant healthcare guidelines, a quality improvement model, as well as nurse leader competencies.Â
These incidents can be connected to professional practice, health care items, methods, and systems, such as prescription, product labelling, order communication, nomenclature, and packaging, and compounding, distribution, dispensing education, administration, use, and monitoring (Ragau et al., 2018).
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An Insufficiency or Failure
Medication mistakes occur when inadequate human factors or medication systems such as weariness, bad environmental circumstances, or workforce shortages interfere with prescription, dispensing, transcribing, monitoring, and administration procedures, resulting in serious injury, impairment, or even death. Medication e
ors are never only financially costly, but they also undermine patients' faith in the healthcare system, impair patient satisfaction, as well as deteriorate confidence amongst health workers, who frequently struggle to remedy the situation (Asensi-Vicente et al., 2018).
Unsafe medicine practises and medication e
ors are the major causes of injury and unnecessary damage in healthcare services across the globe.
Several strategies have previously been established to solve the frequency and effect of medication mistakes, but their implementation varies (Ragau et al., 2018).
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Influence on Safety and Quality in Hospital
Care workers are reluctant to reveal e
ors due to fear of repercussions. While they are concerned about the safety and care of their patients, they are equally concerned about disciplinary action, such as the possibility of losing their employment if they notify an event. Unfortunately, omitting to disclose increases the risk of major patient harm.
Furthermore, negative patient outcomes may arise as a result of e
ors; removing the phrase obscures the purpose of avoiding and treating their causes and consequences (Cheema et al., 2018).
Many healthcare organisations have strict rules in place, which creates a hostile environment. As a result, employees may be hesitant to report an e
or, downplay the situation, or even forget to document the situation. These efforts, or absence thereof, may feed into an ongoing series of medical e
ors. Whenever such e
ors are discovered, they can harm the credibility of the hospitable facility and its employees (Shuman & Costa, 2020).
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ImplicationsÂ
Rash, itching, or skin deformity can occur in some situations, resulting in a new ailment that is either transient or permanent. Medication mistakes, while uncommon, can lead to severe patient harm or death.Â
Dealing with mistakes, inquiries, lawsuits, and the settlement may take time at the organisational level.
Nurses and doctors who unintentionally deliver the wrong medicine to patients or have a near-miss may experience feelings of humiliation, regret, and self-doubt (Vutipongsatorn et al., 2021).
Deaths caused by medical e
ors remain devastating not just for the sufferers and their families, but also for the accountable healthcare workers.
Persistent medication e
ors may also have an impact on the hospital's reputation and ability to re-accredit.
To reduce future e
ors, the hospital's management staff may also need to invest time and cost investigating and revising regulations (Shuman & Costa, 2020).Â
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Healthcare Regulatory Guideline
Medication Reconciliation Implementation is an evidence-based practice standard that gives direction concerning the issue of medication e
or in hospital settings. It takes place in several stages. Medication reconciliation ensures that the medications that should be administered to the patient equal those that are (Cheema et al., 2018)....