Transcription of Managing Medication Errors – A Qualitative Study
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174 MEDSURG Nursing June 2005 Vol. 14/No. 3 Pamela StetinaMichael GrovesLeslie PaffordManaging Medication Errors A Qualitative StudyPamela Stetina, MN, RN,is an Assistant Professor of Nursing, Texas A&MUniversity, Corpus Christi, TX, and a Doctoral Student, Texas Women s University,Houston, TX. Michael Groves, RN, MGA, CNAA,is a Chief Nursing Officer, City Hospital, Inc.,Martinsburg, WV, and a Doctoral Student, Texas Woman s University, Houston, Pafford, MSN, RN, FNP, is a Doctoral Student, Texas Woman s University,Houston, Errors continueto be a significant issue affect-ing patient safety in UnitedStates hospitals. The re-searchers conducted a qualita-tive Study to explore the under-standing and management ofmedication Errors by practic-ing nurses. The results indicat-ed a belief that late medicationadministration does not alwaysconstitute an error, the use ofnursing judgment helps deter-mine when and if medicationshould be given, and anincreased reliance upon com-puterized and systematicchecks put into place in healthcare Institute of Medicine reports 44,000 to 98,000 people die in hospitalsannually as a result of medical Errors that coul
174 MEDSURG Nursing—June 2005—Vol. 14/No. 3 Pamela Stetina Michael Groves Leslie Pafford Managing Medication Errors – A Qualitative Study Pamela Stetina, MN, RN,is an Assistant Professor of Nursing, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX, and a Doctoral Student, Texas Women’s University,
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