Peered Review On Medication Errors

Peered Review on Medication Errors

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Peered Review on Medication Errors

Summary

In clinical practice, medical errors are a common and serious health issue. The complications of medication errors in the intensive care units and emergency departments are more severe as compared to other departments. It has been observed that the nature of diseases also affected due to medication errors. For example, antibiotics are essential for persons with severe infections, if administered wrongly, the chances of growing infection would be higher or even the infectious organism may develop resistance against medication. Skipping and administering the wrong medicine can cause serious health issues. A study was conducted to identify the knowledge gap among critical care unit nurses towards medication errors and drug knowledge (Gracia et al., 2019). Pharmacotherapy is essential as, after diagnosis, proper treatment and management of the disease are essential for the recovery of the patient. It was analyzed that nurses shave very little knowledge regarding drugs and therefore, the probability of wrong administration of medication is higher among them. Medication errors can cause serious health issues and are another factor that was also lacking in nursing (Gracia et al., 2019). Medication errors include wrong preparation of drugs, wrong administration of intravenous medicines and the wrong dose.

Significance of the Source

Administration of medication involves detailed knowledge regarding drug dose, dispensing techniques and amount of medicine administered through intravenous method and proportion of medicine to be administered. The article was effective in delivering research and practices among nurses that addressing such issues are important to reduce medication errors by identifying the cause of medication errors. The major cause of medication errors is wrong abbreviations of drugs, similar names of medicines and lack of appropriate pharmacological knowledge (Gracia et al., 2019). Several health issues can be occurred through medication errors such as action-based errors, for example, writing diazepam for diltiazem. The significant health consequence due to wrong medication can be skin disfigurement, rashes, and itching ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"keLqD5mt","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Nanji et al., 2016)","plainCitation":"(Nanji et al., 2016)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":36,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/Y5tcviDw/items/CXP63D5H"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/Y5tcviDw/items/CXP63D5H"],"itemData":{"id":36,"type":"article-journal","container-title":"Anesthesiology: The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists","issue":"1","page":"25-34","title":"Evaluation of perioperative medication errors and adverse drug events","volume":"124","author":[{"family":"Nanji","given":"Karen C."},{"family":"Patel","given":"Amit"},{"family":"Shaikh","given":"Sofia"},{"family":"Seger","given":"Diane L."},{"family":"Bates","given":"David W."}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2016"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Nanji et al., 2016). The severe complication may result in the form of patient death or injury.

Medication errors can be reduced through informing health team regarding care plans and to get information about medicines or drugs. Discuss before administering medicine from a pharmacist or a physician can help decline the chance of medication error. Take knowledge and information regarding health and care plans can help to reduce medication errors (Gracia et al., 2019). Knowledge regarding medicines, care plans, effects of medicines, tests and side effects of medicines can help nurses to prevent medication errors. Safe administration of medicine is essential for the health and well-being of patients seeking healthcare services in the emergency and intensive care units ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"Yyhdlj27","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Khalil et al., 2017)","plainCitation":"(Khalil et al., 2017)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":38,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/Y5tcviDw/items/KC3HUSUV"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/Y5tcviDw/items/KC3HUSUV"],"itemData":{"id":38,"type":"article-journal","container-title":"Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews","issue":"11","page":"CD003942","title":"Interventions in primary care for reducing preventable medication errors that lead to hospital admissions, mortality and emergency department visits","volume":"2013","author":[{"family":"Khalil","given":"Hanan"},{"family":"Avery","given":"Anthony J."},{"family":"Chambers","given":"Helen Phyllis"},{"family":"Bell","given":"Brian"},{"family":"Serumaga","given":"Brian"},{"family":"Sheikh","given":"Aziz"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2017"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Khalil et al., 2017). Healthcare organizations should address the issues that cause medication errors.

For example, work overload and overcrowding in emergency units should be reduced through management that can also lead to medication errors. The article has highlighted the major factors and causes that can contribute to medication errors therefore, addressing these issues would enable nurses to reduce medication in everyday practice significantly. Knowledge regarding medicines and evidence-based practices are essential to effectively address the major causal factors of medication errors.

Addressing the Problem of the Statement

The article was useful in delivering the knowledge that nurses should know proper knowledge regarding medicines and drugs. Also, it helped in understanding the knowledge gap of nurses towards pharmacology ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"t3LZdcBm","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Gracia et al., 2019)","plainCitation":"(Gracia et al., 2019)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":43,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/Y5tcviDw/items/9I6QT2UX"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/Y5tcviDw/items/9I6QT2UX"],"itemData":{"id":43,"type":"article-journal","container-title":"BMC health services research","issue":"1","page":"1-9","title":"Medication errors and drug knowledge gaps among critical-care nurses: a mixed multi-method study","volume":"19","author":[{"family":"Gracia","given":"Juan Escrivá"},{"family":"Serrano","given":"Ricardo Brage"},{"family":"Garrido","given":"Julio Fernández"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2019"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Gracia et al., 2019). The article is helpful in this regard that patients should take an interest in understanding their care and treatment plans to avoid medication errors ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"n9UMByxo","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Yin et al., 2016)","plainCitation":"(Yin et al., 2016)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":39,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/Y5tcviDw/items/WQCSW5ZX"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/Y5tcviDw/items/WQCSW5ZX"],"itemData":{"id":39,"type":"article-journal","container-title":"Pediatrics","issue":"4","page":"e20160357","title":"Liquid medication errors and dosing tools: a randomized controlled experiment","volume":"138","author":[{"family":"Yin","given":"H. Shonna"},{"family":"Parker","given":"Ruth M."},{"family":"Sanders","given":"Lee M."},{"family":"Dreyer","given":"Benard P."},{"family":"Mendelsohn","given":"Alan L."},{"family":"Bailey","given":"Stacy"},{"family":"Patel","given":"Deesha A."},{"family":"Jimenez","given":"Jessica J."},{"family":"Kim","given":"Kwang-Youn A."},{"family":"Jacobson","given":"Kara"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2016"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Yin et al., 2016). The article has evaluated that knowledge regarding medicines and evidence-based practices are essential to successfully discourse the foremost causal factors of medication errors.

References

ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Gracia, J. E., Serrano, R. B., & Garrido, J. F. (2019). Medication errors and drug knowledge gaps among critical-care nurses: A mixed multi-method study. BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 1–9.

Khalil, H., Avery, A. J., Chambers, H. P., Bell, B., Serumaga, B., & Sheikh, A. (2017). Interventions in primary care for reducing preventable medication errors that lead to hospital admissions, mortality and emergency department visits. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013(11), CD003942.

Nanji, K. C., Patel, A., Shaikh, S., Seger, D. L., & Bates, D. W. (2016). Evaluation of perioperative medication errors and adverse drug events. Anesthesiology: The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, 124(1), 25–34.

Yin, H. S., Parker, R. M., Sanders, L. M., Dreyer, B. P., Mendelsohn, A. L., Bailey, S., Patel, D. A., Jimenez, J. J., Kim, K.-Y. A., & Jacobson, K. (2016). Liquid medication errors and dosing tools: A randomized controlled experiment. Pediatrics, 138(4), e20160357.