Rasmussen College Safety Risk Paper

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What should the "culture and environment of safety" look like when preparing and administering medications?

  1. Discuss a common breach of medication administration.
  2. Identify three (3) factors that lead to errors in documentation related to medication administration.
  3. What can I do to prevent medication errors?

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1. What the "Culture and Environment of Safety” Should look like when Preparing and
Administering Medications
Despite being the source of cure to many diseases and preventing death cases, the
healthcare system is negatively subjected to facilitating grave errors when administering
medication to patients. Patient safety continues to plague the delivery of healthcare services to
the unwell, calling for a revisit to the measures to address the issue. To create a safe environment
when preparing and administering medication, a culture that will embrace the fact that errors are
bound to happen during operation should be created (Hemphill, 2015). When preparing and
administering medication, the culture and environment of safety involve collaboration among
nurses, communication and feedback involving errors, nurses' training for continuous
improvement, and punitive response to errors (Mahran & Ibrahim, 2016). In addition, a
culturally safe environment ensures that nurses are extra vigilant when preparing and prescribing
medication whi...


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