The Nurse's Role In Medication Safety Summary

The Nurse’s Role in Medication Safety Summary Most people commit errors at some point in their life, but as nurses it is our responsibility to do everything within our power to prevent errors when managing the care of a patient. Medication errors are one of the mistakes that commonly occur in hospitals, unfortunately they are not always managed correctly. The nurse must verify the proper medication, patient, dose, time, and route prior to administration (Durham, 2015, p. 1). Durham mentioned many ways that can help prevent errors when administering a medication which I discuss later in the summary. There are many different ways medication errors can occur. The most common errors are due to human factors. The human factors that contribute