Research the concept of medication errors in healthcare. Write a 4-6 page APA paper (not including title page and reference page)
discussing medication errors, utilizing a minimum of 3 scholarly sources (excluding the text book). The content must include the
following:
● Quality:
o Explain the importance of prevention of medication errors in healthcare.
o Identify safety and quality issues involved in medication administration.
o Discuss the role of continuous quality improvement in medication safety
● Safety:
o Discuss the responsibilities and accountability of the nurse in medication error prevention
● Informatics:
o Identify processes, systems, and tools in technology to prevent medication errors and promote a safe care environment.
o Examples include: Electronic Medical Record and barcode scanning.
● Teamwork/collaboration:
o Describe the collaborative roles of interdisciplinary healthcare team members in medication administration.
● EBP:
o Present research related to the topic NUR (What does nursing literature say about the medication errors)?
