A medication error refers to any preventable event that may lead to inappropriate medication use
or patient harm. These errors can occur at any stage of the medication use process, from
prescription and dispensing to administration and monitoring. Medication errors encompass a
wide range of mistakes, including incorrect dosage, drug interactions, administration route
errors, and prescription of the wrong medication.
This assignment is to enhance your understanding of the critical role that informatics plays in
healthcare, specifically in the context of medication management. Through the examination of a
medication error, you will develop a deeper appreciation for the impact of information systems
on patient safety, quality of care, and overall healthcare outcomes.
INSTRUCTIONS
You will analyze a medication error case study using pharmacology and informatics materials to analyze, identify, and propose solutions to decrease the risk of medication errors. The case you will review can be found within the Medication Error Case Study document as found as a resource within the assignment in Canvas.
For this paper, after identifying and describing the medication errors in the case study, you will research and identify the factors contributing to the medication errors. Based on these findings, you will identify improvements to be made and explain how the use of informatics technology can eliminate or decrease the risk of the medication errors.
You will write a paper at least 1,250 words in length in current APA format on your analysis.
The title page and the references do not count towards the 1,250-word count requirement. Be sure to include all of the following within your paper:
• Identify and describe at least 2 the medication errors from the Case Study.
• Identify and describe at least 3 factors that contributed to the medication errors.
• Based on the findings, identify improvements to be made and explain how the use of
informatics technologies (minimum of 2) could have eliminated or decreased the risk of
the medication errors.
The paper must include at least 5 references (scholarly articles published within the last five
years) in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible. Each reference must have at least one
citation in APA format.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.