Tools to Help Prevent Medication Errors

Medication errors are usually communication errors. Whether written or spoken, the key to prevention is to check, double-check, then check again.

• Look up every drug prescribed. Speak up if:

• You or your loved one has questions
• Your loved one has any allergies to the medication
• You have any concerns whatsoever about possible interactions with other medications your loved one is taking

• In your Care Journal, record every medication name, the prescribed dose and prescribed form (liquid, pill, IV, etc.).

• Take notes about the potential side effects you learn by looking up the drug. Speak up if you note these or any other reactions to the drug.

• Use the Medication Record form to keep track of every medication given to your patient.

• Speak up about any concerns, especially regarding the wrong medication, wrong dose, wrong time, wrong site (e.g. by mouth instead of through the IV).

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• What’s the Harm in Health Care?

  One-third of all hospital patients are harmed or killed by accident every year in American hospitals -- about 13 million patients.

  
  Preventable hospital accidents claim almost 300,000 lives -- equal to 3 jets crashing every single day of the year in America, with no survivors.

  
  Most of these deaths and injury are among older patients, and most result from a strained health care system seriously short on nurses and other critical resources.
  

• Our Solution

  CampaignZERO offers simple explanations about how common hospital hazards occur and easy checklists to help families safeguard their loved ones' care in the hospital.

• Why Checklists for Families?

  Every patient needs a family member or friend with them in the hospital -- yet few of us are prepared for this important role.

  
  Our simple little checklists can be a big help.

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