Health staff primarily focuses on delivering safe and quality treatment to patients, reducing their health expenses as well. Among health staff, the nurses are the most centered staff members whose participation can improve the hospital’s quality of treatment delivery. Russ-Jara et al. (2021) briefly discussed the nurse’s care coordination to complete the patient’s healthcare needs and requirements (Russ-Jara et al., 2021). Sharing knowledge among staff members regarding patient care and attaining a patient-centered care strategy help in providing innovative and robust ideas that contribute effectively to patient care. The collaboration ensures patient safety and transition of care and develops strong and influential personalities that lead to positive patient outcomes (Russ-Jara et al., 2021). 

Effective communication and reducing interruption while working improve the organization’s environment and give them space to learn from each other. Nursing coordination also helps patients reduce their expenses by guiding them regarding the insurance plans provided by the government (Carayon & Wooldridge, 2019). When nurses coordinate effectively, the complexities start to transition into flexibilities and enable them to achieve targeted goals: patient safety and medication administration error reduction. Different approaches and strategies are taken into account, enabling interaction among them and encouraging them to guide each other in this journey (Carayon & Wooldridge, 2019). 

Identifying Stakeholders

Nurses are part of the health system, so they must coordinate or collaborate with other health staff to produce effective patient outcomes. Identifying the stakeholders is vital for a better transition of care and efficient collaboration (Cho et al., 2020). Nurse educators, administrators, nurse informatics, legislative bodies, regulators, physicians, pharmacists, patients, IT experts, and researchers are the primary stakeholders with whom nurses can coordinate to reduce the impact or chances of medication administration errors (Cho et al., 2020). These stakeholders significantly contribute to attaining patient safety as patients and physicians can provide feedback regarding care delivery and initiatives that can contribute to improvement. 

Moreover, the IT experts and administrators involved in implementing tools like BCMA to reduce the nurse’s burden and stress that lead them towards medication errors. Double checking by pharmacists also helps the patients to get the accurate drug with the right amount, eventually contributing to patient safety (Cho et al., 2020). Researchers and legislative bodies help in providing evidence-based studies knowledge, and guidelines to perform professionally in healthcare settings. The evidence-based studies can provide complete knowledge about tackling severe conditions and situations and make nurses aware of their actions (Connor et al., 2020). Nursing informatics and nurse educators can improve nurses’ knowledge regarding the utilization of technological tools to ensure patient safety and best clinical practices.  

Conclusion 

Patient safety is linked with nurses’ awareness and potential to deliver safe treatment. Medication administration errors are mainly caused by negligence and lack of knowledge that impact patient safety measures and create barriers to providing patient-centered care in healthcare settings. This assessment briefly discussed the medication error that occurred with a patient named Elena, a pregnant lady who faced life-threatening conditions due to medication errors. However, training, improving communication, and implementing BCMA can improve the healthcare setting care delivery. For this purpose, nurse coordination and collaboration are essential, and stakeholder involvement increases the impact of decisions. 

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