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Article: Applying airline safety practices to medication administration. (CE Series).
- Article from:
- MedSurg Nursing
- Article date:
- April 1, 2003
- Author:
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Limited research exists addressing human factors and work redesign to reduce medication errors. Most available studies identify causes and possible resolutions to medication errors, but few have provided practical interventions. Standard protocols for medication administration have been taught for years. However, health care organizations and nurses continue to use trial and error approaches rather than recommended or researched practices.
Evidence-based practice (EBP) uses the most current evidence-based research outcomes to establish policies and procedures for everyone to follow. The use of best practices for multiple clinical situations has recently become an ...