Reducing medication administration errors in learning disability nursing.
It is essential that people with a learning disability and mental disorder receive the appropriate medicines in order to promote both their physical and mental health. However, medication administration errors (MAEs) are relatively frequent occurrences, and can have serious consequences. There is mi...
| Publicado en: | Nurse Prescribing Vol. 4; no. 11; pp. 470 - 475 |
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| Formato: | equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Mark Allen Holdings Limited
Dec2006/Jan2007
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| Sumario: | It is essential that people with a learning disability and mental disorder receive the appropriate medicines in order to promote both their physical and mental health. However, medication administration errors (MAEs) are relatively frequent occurrences, and can have serious consequences. There is mixed evidence as to whether they can be reduced through a two-nurse administration system. Two-nurse administration is relatively expensive, but could be more cost-effective if the second administrator were a specially trained health care assistant (HCA) rather than a registered nurse. Such a system may also be more practicable in areas where only one registered nurse is available. This paper describes the evaluation of the introduction of an HCA observer into the medicines administration process utilising a before and after audit design. There was a significant fall in the MAE rate 9 months after the introduction of an observer, from 2.92% to 0.85% of all prescribed doses. |
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