Phases of a medication use system

Why medication errors occur

Seven 'rights' of medication administration

Human factors engineering and prevention of errors

Define ‘medication error’.

Identify the five phases in a medication use system.

Correlate common factors that contribute to medication errors to current practice and develop simple steps that can reduce medication errors in daily practice.

Discuss the role of human factor engineering in identifying causes of errors and practice changes that can reduce errors.

Explore the ‘seven rights’ of medication administration and other principles of medication administration to promote patient safety.

Recognize the six most common types of medication errors.

Explain the responsibilities of the licensed nurse in the delegation and supervision of medication administration to unlicensed personnel.

Implement safe medication practices into his/her daily medication responsibilities.

Collaborate with fellow practitioners and facility management to institute a safer medication use system.