Addressing medication errors - The role of undergraduate nurse education

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-224

  Page, Karen ^a   McKinney, Aidin A ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Medication safety; Nursing students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; CAUSALITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE; STUDENTS, NURSING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847325265     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Anderson J. Stories and solutions, a medicinal mix. Collegian 1 1 (1994) 40-42
2. Armitage G., and Knapman H. Adverse events in drug administration: a literature review. Journal of Nursing Management 11 2 (2003) 130-140
3. Audit Commission. A Spoonful of Sugar: Medicines Management in NHS Hospitals (2001), Audit Commission Publications, Whetherby
4. Benjamin D.M. Reducing medication errors and increasing patient safety: case studies in clinical pharmacology. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 43 (2003) 768-783
5. Dean B., Schacter M., Vincent C., and Barber N. Causes of prescribing errors in hospital inpatients: a prospective study. The Lancet 359 9315 (2002) 1373-1378
6. Department of Health. An Organisation with a Memory (2000), The Stationary Office, London
7. Department of Health. Building a Safer NHS for Patients: Implementing an Organisation with a Memory (2001), The Stationary Office, London
8. Department of Health. Building a Safer NHS for Patients: Improving Medication Safety (2004), The Stationary Office, London
9. Ferner R.E., and Coleman J. Anticipating, preventing and investigating medication errors. Clinical Medicine 5 1 (2005) 12-15
10. Guy J., Persaud J., Davies E., and Harvey D. Drug errors: what role do nurses and pharmacists have in minimizing the risk?. Journal of Child Health Care 7 4 (2003) 277-290
11. Howell M. Prescription for disaster. Nursing Times 92 34 (1996) 30-31
12. King R.L. Nurse's perceptions of their pharmacology educational needs. Journal of Advanced Nursing 45 4 (2004) 392-400
13. Manias E., and Bullock S. The educational preparation of undergraduate nursing students in pharmacology: perceptions and experiences of lecturers and students. International Journal of Nursing Studies 39 7 (2002) 757-769
14. Morrison-Griffiths S., Snowden M.A., and Pirmohamed M. Pre-registration nurse education in pharmacology: is it adequate for the roles that nurses are expected to fulfil?. Nurse Education Today 22 (2002) 447-456
15. Nursing and Midwifery Council. Code of Professional Conduct (2002), NMC, London
16. Nursing and Midwifery Council. Guidelines for the Administration of Medicines (2004), NMC, London
17. O'Shea E. Factors contributing to medication errors: a literature review. Journal of Clinical Nursing 8 5 (1999) 496-504
18. Preston R. Drug errors and patient safety: the need for a change in practice. British Journal of Nursing 13 2 (2004) 72-78
19. Rowe C., Koren T., and Koren G. Errors by paediatric residents in calculating drug dosages. Archives of Disease in Childhood 79 (1998) 56-58
20. Walley T., and Webb D.J. Core content of a course in clinical pharmacology. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 44 (1997) 171-174
21. Wolf Z.R. Medication errors and nursing responsibility. Holistic Nursing Practice 4 1 (1989) 8-17
22. Wright K. Unsupervised medication administration by nursing students. Nursing Standard 19 39 (2005) 49-54