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Reducing drug errors by engaging student nurses in medication management simulation

02 July 2019
Volume 1 · Issue 7

Abstract

The occurrence of drug errors in the NHS has been much discussed in the media. Nurses are in a position to prevent drug errors, as they are often involved in administering medication or advising patients. To enable nurses to do this they need to be able to begin safe medication practice early in their education. This can be achieved through performing safe medication management simulations in undergraduate nursing courses. By setting up a number of patient scenarios in a skills laboratory, student nurses can practise medication management skills that are realistic in an environment where it is safe to make mistakes in order to ensure patient safety at all times.

With the discussion of drug errors being raised around the world, there are concerns for patient safety. Nurses should understand the complex issues related to being safe while involved in any aspect of medications management and should be able to practise these at undergraduate level using simulation. Simulation allows student nurses to practise the safe administration of drugs and apply strategies that are supported by evidence and pharmacological knowledge.

Medicine use can be complex. Helping to educate people to take their medicines safely and effectively has been a longstanding challenge for health and social care practitioners. Therefore, students were provided with the opportunity to enact scenarios related to improving their knowledge and skills in medication management during skills modules.

The historical roots of simulation for the practice of skills, problem solving and judgment are evident in work carried out by Rosen (2008). McCaughey and Traynor (2010) have demonstrated that simulation has a role in higher education. Simulation using case scenarios has been used by Edwards et al (2018a; 2018b) as a positive teaching strategy.

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