Ward 8E is a rehabilitation unit with 25 beds. In order to encourage independence all patients eat their breakfast in a
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 7:56 pm
Ward 8E is a rehabilitation unit with 25 beds. In order to
encourage independence all patients eat
their breakfast in a communal dining area. The very small
medication room is situated at the other
end of the ward and is approximately 30 metres from the dining area
– all patient medications are
kept here. The ward will be introducing an electronic drug chart
next year, but currently paper based
charts are still used and are kept at the end of each patient’s
bed. Patients are dispensed their
morning medications while they eat breakfast in the dining
room.
Describe how medication errors may occur from this arrangement.
encourage independence all patients eat
their breakfast in a communal dining area. The very small
medication room is situated at the other
end of the ward and is approximately 30 metres from the dining area
– all patient medications are
kept here. The ward will be introducing an electronic drug chart
next year, but currently paper based
charts are still used and are kept at the end of each patient’s
bed. Patients are dispensed their
morning medications while they eat breakfast in the dining
room.
Describe how medication errors may occur from this arrangement.