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Preventing Drug Errors Review
These bullets outline important points about preventing drug errors.
Common drug errors
Dosage calculation errors
Drug name errors
Patient name errors
Missed allergy alerts
Compound errors
Route errors
Misinterpreted abbreviations
Misinterpreted orders
Preparation errors
Reconciliation errors
Stress-related errors
Avoiding transcription errors
Transcribe orders in a quiet area.
Carefully check your work before signing.
Follow your facility's policy for reviewing orders.
Refusing to carry out an order
Notify your supervisor.
Notify the prescribing doctor.
Document according to your facility's policy.
The six “rights” of drug administration
Right drug
Right dose
Right route
Right time
Right patient
Right documentation
In case of error
Notify the doctor and your supervisor.
Consult the pharmacist.
Assess the patient throughout.
Follow your facility's drug error documentation policy.