Comments on: Preventing Medication Errors- Implementing change into clinical practice http://lvnstudy.com/juniors/2008/11/21/preventing-medication-errors-implementing-change-into-clinical-practice/ Vocational Nursing education online Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:36:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: tssalazar@hotnail.com http://lvnstudy.com/juniors/2008/11/21/preventing-medication-errors-implementing-change-into-clinical-practice/comment-page-1/#comment-173 tssalazar@hotnail.com Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:56:06 +0000 http://lvnstudy.com/juniors/?p=121#comment-173 Key Nursing Steps in Reducing Errors (Basic) -Know your patient *Awareness of a patients allergies-before dispensing medication -Ptoperly identify your patient *You must confirm a patients identity using two patient indentifiers, aside from the patients room number -Know the medications *Knowing new medications can prevent errors *Serious medication errors occur when the patient recieves the wrong drug or dose given. *These errors happen when there is a miscommunicaiton or miscalculation. -Communicate *Absence of a standardized prescribing vocabulary *Incorrect decimal point placement *Verbal orders not taken accurately *Intimidation...dont let it hinder your effective communication between you and the health care provider. -Watch for drugs that sounds alike *confusing in the drug names Key Nursing Steps in Reducing Errors (Basic)
-Know your patient
*Awareness of a patients allergies-before dispensing medication

-Ptoperly identify your patient
*You must confirm a patients identity using two patient indentifiers, aside from the patients room number

-Know the medications
*Knowing new medications can prevent errors
*Serious medication errors occur when the patient recieves the wrong drug or dose given.
*These errors happen when there is a miscommunicaiton or miscalculation.

-Communicate
*Absence of a standardized prescribing vocabulary
*Incorrect decimal point placement
*Verbal orders not taken accurately
*Intimidation…dont let it hinder your effective communication between you and the health care provider.

-Watch for drugs that sounds alike
*confusing in the drug names

]]> By: JLabustro http://lvnstudy.com/juniors/2008/11/21/preventing-medication-errors-implementing-change-into-clinical-practice/comment-page-1/#comment-170 JLabustro Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:41:46 +0000 http://lvnstudy.com/juniors/?p=121#comment-170 practicing good medication techniques is a the best way to prevent any medication error. it really is true about checking the correct name, dose, route 3 times or maybe 4 to be safer. I looked up 2 drugs that some people get them confused. I can see why people can get them confused Calcitriol & Calciferol CalciTRIOL is used for: Managing certain conditions caused by high or low parathyroid hormone levels. It is used to manage low blood calcium levels in patients who are on chronic kidney dialysis; also it's a vitamin D3 CalciFEROL is used for: Treating or preventing low vitamin D levels. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor Ceftazidime & Ceftizoxime CeftAZIDIME is used for: Treating bacterial infections CerfIZOXIME is used for: Treating serious infections caused by certain bacteria Phenobarbital & Pentobarbital Phenobarbital slows the activity of your brain and nervous system Pentobarbital depresses the activity of your brain and nervous system I will definitely make sure that I will check to make sure the name is the same on the bottle, the MRA, and bottle again. practicing good medication techniques is a the best way to prevent any medication error. it really is true about checking the correct name, dose, route 3 times or maybe 4 to be safer. I looked up 2 drugs that some people get them confused. I can see why people can get them confused

Calcitriol & Calciferol

CalciTRIOL is used for: Managing certain conditions caused by high or low parathyroid hormone levels. It is used to manage low blood calcium levels in patients who are on chronic kidney dialysis; also it’s a vitamin D3

CalciFEROL is used for: Treating or preventing low vitamin D levels. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor

Ceftazidime & Ceftizoxime

CeftAZIDIME is used for: Treating bacterial infections

CerfIZOXIME is used for: Treating serious infections caused by certain bacteria

Phenobarbital & Pentobarbital

Phenobarbital slows the activity of your brain and nervous system

Pentobarbital depresses the activity of your brain and nervous system

I will definitely make sure that I will check to make sure the name is the same on the bottle, the MRA, and bottle again.

]]> By: Lilli http://lvnstudy.com/juniors/2008/11/21/preventing-medication-errors-implementing-change-into-clinical-practice/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Lilli Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:26:10 +0000 http://lvnstudy.com/juniors/?p=121#comment-161 If a drug looks different in the bottle or in the bubble pack double check with the pharmacy because sometimes they dispence they wrong medication and put it in the bottle and bubble pack. Also make sure to double check the dosage they dispence. If a drug looks different in the bottle or in the bubble pack double check with the pharmacy because sometimes they dispence they wrong medication and put it in the bottle and bubble pack. Also make sure to double check the dosage they dispence.

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