First Key Concept
The NCCMERP Council (2016) lists several areas that errors can occur, for example: …show more content…
In her experience, Laurie finds that many staff members are scared to report the error in fear that they will have major repercussion because of it (personal communication, February 6, 2016). “It is important that the nurses and other medical staff understand that by reporting the error it could change the current process of things to help protect patients in the future,” says Laurie Dworink (personal communication, February 6, 2016).
Conclusion
With such high numbers of medication errors and so many ways it can happen, it’s extremely important for staff members to take their time and read every order carefully. There is no harm in asking questions and double-checking before administration. If an error does occur, for patient safety sake, report the error to the correct application, such as E-REACH, so the situation can be reviewed to see if a change should be