Question

Identify the most common types of medication errors in nursing? Describe how utilizing evidence-based principles related to medication administration could reduce/eliminate these common medication errors.

Answer 1

Most common types of medication errors in nursing:

Interruptions and distractions

Poor drug calculation skills

Inadequate education and compliance

Errors like prescribing, omission, wrong time, improper dosing, wrong dose, improper administration technique, wrong drug preparation, fragmented care errors.

Describe how utilizing evidence-based principles related to medication administration could reduce/eliminate these common medication errors:

Interventions such as protocol checklists, continuous education on drug administration strategies, drug calculations, adherence to drug rules to be followed, programmable secure cabinets for drug trolley to minimize errors