Reference no: EM133539317

Assignment: Safe Practices for Medication Administration

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) receive more than 100,000 reports of suspected medication errors annually. In the United States alone, it is estimated that medication errors have led to injury or death in over 1.3 million clients each year (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2019). As licensed healthcare professionals, we are responsible for providing safe and effective care to our clients and preventing and reporting medication errors whenever possible.

Describe a scenario with an increased risk for a medication error or where a medication error occurred. For the scenario, you can take inspiration from personal experiences or real-world events reported in the media or medical journals. Do not include identifiers in the scenario, such as client names or names of the healthcare facility.

Use these resources to locate scenarios that include medication errors by a nurse.

Nursing Reference Center Plus - do a keyword search using the term medication errors and review the results

Describe a situation that could result in medication error, including:

A. An explanation of factors that could have contributed to a medication error, including examples and rationales.

B. Consider the rights of medication administration.

C. A description of strategies the nurse should take to avoid medication error, including examples of the nurse's roles in this situation.