Question

In response to a seminal report that 100,000 patients die each year due to healthcare errors the Institute of Medicine (IOM) developed the 100,000 Lives Campaign.

You may have experienced a medical error or know someone who has. The error might have been the wrong medication, misdiagnosis, a preventable infection.

Analyze errors in health care and how to avoid them.

Answer 1

PAGE NO.: DATE: 1 Ans In health care it is necessary to avoid all kind of it may be very dangerous to the client. When health Care is provided to the client there are many chances of errors that may be Wrong Patient wrong medication, wrong dose , Wrong time and corong route eta Errors may be minor, that produce less harm to the client and major that produce life threatning Condition for the client. Some crrors Can be solved by Administering antidots. To avoid these errors in health Care Profession five rights are formed they are Right Patient means the Patient to whom the Care is provided should be identified clearly by Calling him with name. Right drug for it read the Prescription clearly if any doubt Consult to doctor or at least Seniore Right dose dose should be appropriate Right time drug should be given at right time. Right route drug should be given through right route. according to age. -