Medications: what are the risks?
Medication errors are the most commonly reported clinical incident in many healthcare settings.
Prescribing errors are found in 2 to 5% of all Australian medication charts. Up to 18% of medicines are administered incorrectly. In some cases, medication errors have resulted in death.
More frequently, errors are made without severe consequences and may go completely unnoticed. Still these errors are potentially dangerous and likely preventable.
Interventions to improve medication safety reduce the risk of harm to patients and improve quality in healthcare.
The information in this course is consistent with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Medication Safety resources and the NSQHS Standards. Information is sourced from these sources and all others as listed in the references.
Nurses and midwives are required to refresh their knowledge on medication safety at least annually. This course meets the requirements for refreshing medication safety knowledge.
This course uses the National Inpatient Medication Charts (Adults and Paediatrics). The National Residential Medication Chart and the National Subcutaneous Insulin Chart will be the subject of separate courses.
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