Stakeholders with Whom Nurses Would Coordinate to Enhance Safety with Medication Administration

In their efforts to improve patient safety by improving medication administration, nurses need to collaborate with other stakeholders within the care settings. As such, nurses must be able to coordinate with interdisciplinary team members such as physicians, pharmacists, the records and patient information management team, the patient, their family members and closest caregivers, and other nurses within the team.

Conclusion

Although medication administration errors are preventable, they continuously occur within nursing settings, compromising patient safety and quality of care. Nurses are key to preventing the occurrence of ADEs by improving the safety and quality of medication administration. However, preventing medication administration errors is a collaborative effort across various stakeholders involved in the treatment and medication process. In conclusion, improving the safety of the medication administration process improves patient safety and quality of care and helps reduce healthcare costs.

References

Alrabadi, N., Shawagfeh, S., Haddad, R., Mukattash, T., Abuhammad, S., Al-Rabadi, D., Farha, R. A., AlRabadi, S., & Al-Faouri, I. (2021). Medication errors: a focus on nursing practice. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, 12(1), 78–86. https://doi.org/10.1093/JPHSR/RMAA025