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My Morning Medications Round (mis-Adventure in Aged Care)

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It's reported that a common cause of medication errors is interruption and/or distraction to the nurse during the medication round. We can’t stop interruptions, and aiming for zero medication errors seems like a tall order, but there are several strategies we can consider to make the process easier.v

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Let's consider some of the potential causes for medication errors that can (and do) occur in a wandering dementia ward with, say, 14 residents. The 0730 hour round requires the RN or EN to administer/instil/inject/insert approximately 84 medications - an average of 6 per resident, be it insulin, eye drops, tablets, suspensions, inhalers or suppositories. How can we ensure that all of the prescribed medications are given?

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Christine Suter
Christine (RN, BN, MPHC) is an RN with 40 years experience, traversing the profession as an AIN, EN, RN, RM N.ED. to DON. She is currently in transition-to-retirement and working as a casual RN on the floor in a small rural hospital with an aged care facility attached. Her interests are aged care and particularly nurses; their working relationships, team dynamics and how nurse leaders and managers deal with the day to day complexities of leading and managing.
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Anne-Maree Ladewig
15 Apr 2022
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Great reading and covered a lot of areas where things can go wrong.
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Rashmila Ulak
13 Apr 2023
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Great read
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Ming Dong
30 Nov 2021
Great resource.
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Tara Amory
22 May 2021
Good read
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Amanda Peake
07 Jul 2019
Very much how the medication round runs in Aged Care.
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elizabeth Leydon
24 Apr 2022
Registered Nurse
good
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Joelaine Singh
06 May 2022
Shows great examples how distraction can happen on a usual medication round in Aged care.
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Harpreet Kaur
17 Apr 2023
Student Nurse or Midwife
Informative resource.
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stanley catts
19 Feb 2020
Disipline,engagement with your task will get the job done successfully
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Michelle Tomada
29 May 2022
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