Causes of Medication Errors
Location
Turner Gymnasium
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Presentation Type
Printed poster
Entry Number
28
Start Date
4-16-2026 12:00 PM
End Date
4-16-2026 1:15 PM
School
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Department
Nursing
Keywords
Medication errors, healthcare, research
Abstract
Causes of Medication errors and their outcomes
Jahia Read, Brooke Cason, Morgan Clarke
Medication errors are a common and significant issue in healthcare. This review examines the underlying causes of these errors, their potential outcomes, and strategies that can be implemented to reduce their occurrence. Medication errors lead to health crises and have the potential to be detrimental to the staff and, most importantly, the patient. Utilizing our research skills we have investigated this problem using evidence-based practice articles published by many people in healthcare such as doctors and pharmacists. Medication errors occur in multiple ways. It can be due to the wrong medication being prescribed, wrong medication being administered to the wrong patient, wrong dose, and much more. As a result of our numerous sources of research, it is stated that medication errors occur as a result of improper use of systems. There are many items, tasks, and protocols put in place in order to help prevent these errors from occurring. Medication errors can also occur as a result of poor communication or misinterpretation and they are also very expensive. Repercussions are put in place to help prevent these from occurring, such as fines or license suspension, or even revocation. We have found that, as a result of our research, some key ways to prevent these errors from occurring are patient education, utilizing medication tools, and ensuring clarity when handling medications. Utilizing these skills from those findings should aid in decreasing the rate of medication errors.
Keywords: Medication errors, healthcare, research
Primary Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Susan Braud
Primary Faculty Mentor(s) Department
Nursing
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Causes of Medication Errors
Turner Gymnasium
Causes of Medication errors and their outcomes
Jahia Read, Brooke Cason, Morgan Clarke
Medication errors are a common and significant issue in healthcare. This review examines the underlying causes of these errors, their potential outcomes, and strategies that can be implemented to reduce their occurrence. Medication errors lead to health crises and have the potential to be detrimental to the staff and, most importantly, the patient. Utilizing our research skills we have investigated this problem using evidence-based practice articles published by many people in healthcare such as doctors and pharmacists. Medication errors occur in multiple ways. It can be due to the wrong medication being prescribed, wrong medication being administered to the wrong patient, wrong dose, and much more. As a result of our numerous sources of research, it is stated that medication errors occur as a result of improper use of systems. There are many items, tasks, and protocols put in place in order to help prevent these errors from occurring. Medication errors can also occur as a result of poor communication or misinterpretation and they are also very expensive. Repercussions are put in place to help prevent these from occurring, such as fines or license suspension, or even revocation. We have found that, as a result of our research, some key ways to prevent these errors from occurring are patient education, utilizing medication tools, and ensuring clarity when handling medications. Utilizing these skills from those findings should aid in decreasing the rate of medication errors.
Keywords: Medication errors, healthcare, research