The use of a standard design medication room to promote medication safety: organizational implications

Rozenbaum, H; Gordon, Lauren; Brezis, Mayer; Porat, Nurit

doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzt005

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“…Applying a standard medication room and creating more awareness of the risks of interruptions can improve environmental aspects of safe medication administration (Rozenbaum et al . ). Also process‐improvement methods, such as Lean Six Sigma, that aim to reduce unnecessary variation and eliminate waste may also be of interest for addressing this problem (Elganzouri et al .…”

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“…These circumstances, in combination with the perceived risk, appear to determine whether nurses adhere to safety practices. Applying a standard medication room and creating more awareness of the risks of interruptions can improve environmental aspects of safe medication administration (Rozenbaum et al 2013). Also process-improvement methods, such as Lean Six Sigma, that aim to reduce unnecessary variation and eliminate waste may also be of interest for addressing this problem (Elganzouri et al 2009, Aboumatar et al 2010, Conrad et al 2010, Newell et al 2011.…”

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“…Also process-improvement methods, such as Lean Six Sigma, that aim to reduce unnecessary variation and eliminate waste may also be of interest for addressing this problem (Elganzouri et al 2009, Aboumatar et al 2010, Conrad et al 2010, Newell et al 2011. A recent study in which six safety practices were implemented using a Lean Six Sigma approach demonstrated a substantial decrease in medication administration errors (Ching et al 2013, Rozenbaum et al 2013).…”

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Nurses' experiences and perspectives on medication safety practices: an explorative qualitative study

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Aim To explore nurses' experiences with and perspectives on preventing medication administration errors. Background Insight into nurses' experiences with and perspectives on preventing medication administration errors is important and can be utilised to tailor and implement safety practices. Methods A qualitative interview study of 20 nurses in an academic medical centre was conducted between March and December of 2011. Results Three themes emerged from this study: (1) nurses' roles and responsibilities in medication safety: aside from safe preparation and administration, the clinical reasoning of nurses is essential for medication safety; (2) nurses' ability to work safely: knowledge of risks and nurses' work circumstances influence their ability to work safely; and (3) nurses' acceptance of safety practices: advantages, feasibility and appropriateness are important incentives for acceptance of a safety practice. Conclusions Nurses' experiences coincide with the assumption that they are in a pre‐eminent position to enable safe medication management; however, their ability to adequately perform this role depends on sufficient knowledge to assess the risks of medication administration and on the circumstances in which they work. Implications for nursing management Safe medication management requires a learning climate and professional practice environment that enables further development of professional nursing skills and knowledge.

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Nurses' experiences and perspectives on medication safety practices: an explorative qualitative study

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“…The included studies varied in terms of the study settings, approaches to HFE interventions, and outcome measurement levels. Most of the studies were from developed countries; eleven studies were conducted in the USA [ 25 – 35 ], two were conducted in Canada [ 36 – 37 ], ten studies were conducted in Europe [ 38 – 47 ], two studies were conducted in Hong Kong [ 48 – 49 ] and three studies were conducted in Israel, Brazil and Iran [ 50 – 52 ]. Twenty studies were controlled studies [ 25 – 27 , 29 , 32 , 34 , 36 – 44 , 46 , 48 , 49 , 51 , 52 ], two of which were RCTs [ 44 , 51 ].…”

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“…Twenty studies were controlled studies [ 25 – 27 , 29 , 32 , 34 , 36 – 44 , 46 , 48 , 49 , 51 , 52 ], two of which were RCTs [ 44 , 51 ]. The other eight studies were before/after surveys, without a control group [ 28 , 30 , 31 , 33 , 35 , 45 , 47 , 50 ]. The target populations were staff working in hospitals and nursing homes, including nurses [ 35 , 37 – 39 , 41 – 43 , 45 , 47 – 49 , 51 ], surgeons (3 studies) [ 27 , 44 , 46 ], medical students (4 studies) [ 25 , 32 , 36 , 52 ] and other health care workers (8 studies) [ 26 , 28 – 30 , 33 – 34 , 40 , 50 ].…”

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An Evaluation of the Effects of Human Factors and Ergonomics on Health Care and Patient Safety Practices: A Systematic Review

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BackgroundFrom the viewpoint of human factors and ergonomics (HFE), errors often occur because of the mismatch between the system, technique and characteristics of the human body. HFE is a scientific discipline concerned with understanding interactions between human behavior, system design and safety.ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of HFE interventions in improving health care workers’ outcomes and patient safety and to assess the quality of the available evidence.MethodsWe searched databases, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, BIOSIS Previews and the CBM (Chinese BioMedical Literature Database), for articles published from 1996 to Mar.2015. The quality assessment tool was based on the risk of bias criteria developed by the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organization of Care (EPOC) Group. The interventions of the included studies were categorized into four relevant domains, as defined by the International Ergonomics Association.ResultsFor this descriptive study, we identified 8, 949 studies based on our initial search. Finally, 28 studies with 3,227 participants were included. Among the 28 included studies, 20 studies were controlled studies, two of which were randomized controlled trials. The other eight studies were before/after surveys, without controls. Most of the studies were of moderate or low quality. Five broad categories of outcomes were identified in this study: 1) medical errors or patient safety, 2) health care workers’ quality of working life (e.g. reduced fatigue, discomfort, workload, pain and injury), 3) user performance (e.g., efficiency or accuracy), 4) health care workers’ attitudes towards the interventions(e.g., satisfaction and preference), and 5) economic evaluations.ConclusionThe results showed that the interventions positively affected the outcomes of health care workers. Few studies considered the financial merits of these interventions. Most of the included studies were of moderate quality. This review highlights the need for scientific and standardized guidelines regarding how HFE should be implemented in health care.

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Interprofessional Collaboration and Communication

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The Organizational Context of Nursing Practice

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The use of a standard design medication room to promote medication safety: organizational implications

Abstract: A standard design MR can improve environmental aspects of safety medication administration.

Cited by 8 publications

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Nurses' experiences and perspectives on medication safety practices: an explorative qualitative study

Nurses' experiences and perspectives on medication safety practices: an explorative qualitative study

An Evaluation of the Effects of Human Factors and Ergonomics on Health Care and Patient Safety Practices: A Systematic Review

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