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Improvement Plan In-Service Presentation

Greetings! My name is Priscilla, and I’m here to give you the safe medication administration improvement plan, which will address Medication Administration Errors (MAEs) that result in Adverse Drug Events (ADEs), as mentioned in assessment two.

Outline

This presentation will cover the following topics:

• Health care problem
• Purpose and goals of the in-service session
• Need and process to improve safety outcomes
• Role and importance of audience
• Resources and activities for engagement

Medication Administration Errors 

MAEs are defined as errors that occur during drug administration. The administration procedure is the final step in pharmaceutical management before final documentation. Most of these errors are made by nurses, the most significant medical personnel delivering medications to patients (Asefa et al., 2021). These errors can arise because of the administration of the incorrect medicine, dosage, or procedure at the incorrect time or to the incorrect patient (Ayorinde & Alabi, 2019). Medication administration must be done safely to safeguard patient safety and avoid ADEs. ADEs can cause mild to severe side effects, leading to in serious complications or mortality. In medical facilities, ADEs are responsible for adverse patient safety effects (Bangwal et al., 2020). The safe drug administration improvement plan is a holistic effort aimed at addressing the issues raised by MAEs.

Purpose and Goals of In-Service Session

Purpose

This in-service session on safe drug administration, focusing on reducing MAEs that cause ADEs, improves nurses’ understanding, abilities, and compliance with standard procedures (Wondmieneh et al., 2020). The session’s objective is to equip nurses with updated knowledge on ADEs to prevent the adverse effects of medication interactions caused by MAEs. The implementation of Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Barcoding Medication Administration (BCMA) systems assists in the reduction of MAEs and enables nurses to manage ADEs better (Grailey et al., 2023). Nurses can render informed judgments during medication administration if they better understand the adverse effects of MAEs, particularly ADEs. The training session encourages nurses to practice analytical abilities or strategies when administering drugs. Nurses can help to prevent adverse occurrences by recognizing and minimizing risks through their expertise (Marufu et al., 2022).

Goals

The following objectives are pertinent and attainable during the in-service session:

• Provide nurses with easily accessible tools, such as pharmaceutical reference guides, medication interaction databases, and organizational regulations and guidelines, to support informed decision-making and MAE management (Shahmoradi et al., 2021).
• Nurses will be aware of high-alert or complex drugs, their particular managing demands, administering practices, and measures to reduce the possibility of MAEs (Zyoud et al., 2019).
• By the end of the session, nurses will understand error prevention strategies and tools, including BCMA, verification, and digital prescriptions through EHR systems, to improve proficiency and validation procedures during administering drugs (Lunt & Mathieson, 2020).
• The session will encourage nurses to report and gain insight into drug errors. The seminar will emphasize the significance of report systems for incidents, for example, the use of a Medication Error Reporting System (MERS). It also emphasize on the implementation of preventative measures to avoid such mistakes in the future. (Afaya et al., 2021).

Need and Process to Improve Safety Outcomes

Need 

To prevent ADEs, there is a need to enhance safety outcomes related to MAEs (Kuklik et al., 2019). According to research, approximately 7000 deaths occur in the United States because of MAEs, with almost 400,000 occurrences of avoidable patient harm. MAEs caused ADEs in 25% of those admitted to hospitals. According to Fathy et al. (2020), the global financial effect of MAE costs approximately 42 billion dollars annually. This evidence highlights the critical need for comprehensive strategies to reform the medical sector to provide safety and more effective care. It is critical to deal with MAEs holistically and establish procedures that successfully reduce the incidence of avoidable MAEs, which result in ADEs and compromise patient safety (Kuklik et a