Ans) The Closed Loop Medication Management (CLMM) System is a revolutionary process that integrates automated and intelligent systems to completely close the inpatient medication management and administration loop.
By digitalising this process, this Smart Health system has significantly enhanced patient safety and improved efficiency of the entire medication management process, from prescription ordering and supply to the administration of the medication.
Why should closed-loop medication administration (CLMA) technologies be the last defense to medication errors in the...
1 1. How should medication errors be addressed at each step of the EMAR process: Prescribing, Transcribing, Dispensing and Administration? 2. Why should closed-loop medication administration (CLMA) technologies be the last defense to medication errors in the delivery of optimum patient care and safety?
consider the following case study: Case Study: Reduce medication errors with a closed-loop medication administration system Contributors: Kareen Hall-Clarke, MPH, FACHE, CPHIMS, Seneca College, ON & Alstair Forsyth, MHSc, North York General Hospital, ON, Canada North York General Hospital (NYGH) serves the culturally diverse communities of North Toronto and provides acute, ambulatory and long-term care services across three sites serving 400,000 people. In 2007, it embarked on a multi-year clinical transformation project to bring its EHR into the future, from...
Identify factors influencing routes of medication administration. Describe nursing actions to prevent medication errors, including the six rights of medication administration Calculate prescribed medication doses accurately. Create a patient teaching plan about prescribed medications. Select evaluation criteria to assess a patient’s response to medications.
All of the following technologies have potential to decrease medication errors EXCEPT: a. Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) b. Bar Coding Medication Administration (BCMA) c. Radio Frequency Identifiers (RFID) d. Personal Health Record (PHR)
1. Provide two examples of possible patient safety issues related to medication errors and adverse drug events, and demonstrate how a healthcare organization could avoid these safety issues with effective policies and procedures. 2. A physician provided an order for a patient to receive Tylenol if his or her temperature was "> 99.5 degrees F" Is this an acceptable medication order? Why or why not? 3. Detail how laws and regulations have improved the likelihood that a patient will receive medication that...
Review Questions 1. Provide two examples of possible patient safety issues related to medication errors and adverse drie events, and demonstrate how a healthcare organization could avoid these safety issues with effective policies and procedures. 2. A physician provided an order for a patient to receive Tylenol if his or her temperature was "> 99.5 degrees F." Is this an acceptable medication order? Why or why not? 3. Detail how laws and regulations have improved the likelihood that a patient...
Case Study Scenario 1: patient Safety / medication administration A nurse is preparing medication for a patient. When checking the medication against the medication orders in the electronic health record against the drug found in the patient’s medication compartment in the dispensing cart, the notes that hydroxyzine was ordered for the patient but hydralazine has been dispensed from the pharmacy. What should the nurse do ? Is this a medication error? If so, what NCC MERP category of medication error...
1. The medication administration process starts with a health care provider (medical doctor, physician's assistant, or nurse practitioner) who examines a patient, makes a diagnosis, and then writes the order for a medication. A pharmacist then dispenses the medication and it is a nurse who usually administers the medication. As such, most medication errors occur as a result of a breakdown in the system. What role can a nurse play in ensuring that a correct dose of medication is administered...
Write a qualitative research critique regarding improving medication administration and decreasing medication errors. Find a qualitative article about medication errors and answer the following questions: What was the problem that the authors were trying to answer? What were the research questions? What type of research design was used? Describe the population studied. What were the characteristics of that population (age, gender, etc.)? How were the research subjects chosen for the study? What type of sampling was used? How was the...
Case Study, Chapter 3, Medication Administration and the Nursing Process of Drug Therapy The nurse is working at a long-term care facility and has been appointed to serve on a new committee. The purpose of the committee is to improve medication safety in the facility. Currently, the medication orders are handwritten in each client's chart. The orders are then sent to the pharmacy via fax. The nurses copy the medication orders by hand onto the medication administration record (MAR). The...