Medication administration errors (ONLY AS PER AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS)
MAKE SURE NO PLAGIARISM – ITS VERY IMPORTANT.
• Provide introduction:
Why it is important TO REDUCE MEDICATION ERRORS).
• Strategies that can be used to reduced medication errors in AUSTRALIA
• Provide statistics for errors in Australia
• any stats for wrong infusion rate of administration of intravenous medications.
• Any cost related to medication errors in AUSTRALIA
• How it increases length of stay of patient in hospital
• why it is important for the healthcare staff to avoid medication administration errors for example: it helps to avoid patient harm, scarcity, and burden on healthcare
• Any impact of inexperienced nurses on wrong administration of medications
• what factors affect administration of safe medication
• NOW TALK ABOUT STRATEGIES for example:
I. Education or upskill training
II. any constructive feedback that nurse educator can provide?
III. How a nurse can bring this change being authentic leader (Most important)
IV. You can use principles of authentic leadership
• Nurses can educate each other???? (USE principles of authentic leadership such as relational transparency, using effective communication skills)
• Good relationship with colleagues can make an impact?
• Can Self-awareness (principles of authentic leadership) help to reduce medication errors???
RIGHT CONCULSION AT THE END
For example:
To conclude, it can be said that medication safety is paramount for maintaining patient safety, reducing the burden on healthcare and to decrease burnout of RNs due to increased workload. Nurses need to demonstrate authentic leadership qualities for guiding each other in correct direction regarding safe administration of medications. Appropriate education and training are important for supporting nurses for getting positive health outcomes of patients.
