In lieu of the Covid-19 Pandemic, what are some aspects of the patient care environment that may give rise to medication errors? How can they be prevented?
Medication errors can be caused by health worker fatigue, overcrowding, staff shortages, poor training and the wrong information being given to patients, among other reasons. Any one of these, or a combination, can affect the prescribing, dispensing, consumption, and monitoring of medications, which can result in severe harm, disability and even death.
Most harm arises from systems failures in the way care is organized and coordinated, especially when multiple health providers are involved in a patient’s care.
An organizational culture that routinely implements best practices and that avoids blame when mistakes are made is the best environment for safe care. also preventive measures include proper patient allocation to staffs, establishing a chain of command/ authority, proper roation and assigning duties.
In lieu of the Covid-19 Pandemic, what are some aspects of the patient care environment that...
In lieu of the Covid-19 Pandemic, what are some aspects of the patient care environment that may give rise to medication errors? what about the health workers how can they ensure a safe environment
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The Covid-19 pandemic forced more than a third of the planet's population under some form of restriction resulting in grave impact on manufacturing firms. Due to the severity of the pandemic, many companies are facing significant operational, financial and liquidity challenges”. [1] Analysts have identified the following as some of the key factors that give rise to these challenges: . Collapse of demand due to locked-down imposed by the government. • Supply shortages and increased prices - Until affected factories...
The Covid-19 pandemic forced more than a third of the planet's population under some form of restriction resulting in grave impact on manufacturing firms. Due to the severity of the pandemic, many companies are facing significant operational, financial and liquidity challenges”. [1] Analysts have identified the following as some of the key factors that give rise to these challenges: . Collapse of demand due to locked-down imposed by the government. • Supply shortages and increased prices - Until affected factories...
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