Applying Research Skills

Type: Research Paper

Subject: Others (Specify in the next page)

Subject area: Nursing

Education Level: Undergraduate/College

Length: 5 pages

Referencing style: APA

Preferred English: US English

Spacing Option: Double

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Focus: this is the topic i chose topic 3: medication errors short description: a medication error is a preventable adverse effect of a patient taking the wrong medication or dosage, whether or not it is evident or harmful to the patient. medication errors can be a source of serious patient harm, including death. potential intervention approaches: – medical staff education – packaging improvements – patient medication safety training keywords for articles: medication administration, medication errors, medication safety references: cohen, m. (2016). medication errors (miscellaneous). nursing. 46(2):72, february 2016. doi: 10.1097/01.nurse.[removed].[removed].06 institute for healthcare improvement. (2017). improve core processes for administering medications. http://www.ihi.org/resources/pages/changes/improvecoreprocessesforadministeringmedications.aspx agency for healthcare research and quality. (2012). table 6: categories of medication error classification. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/match/matchtab6.html schmidt, k., taylor, a., & pearson, a. (2017). reduction of medication errors: a unique approach. journal of nursing care quality. 32(2), april/june 2017, 150–156.