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RUA Info Systems.docx NR360 The Impact of Medication Errors in Healthcare Chamberlain University College of Nursing NR360: Information Systems in Healthcare The Impact of Medication Errors in H... ealthcare For numerous patients the most horrifying part of being in a hospital setting is being vulnerable and trusting others to regulate life altering choices. According to the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting Prevention (NCCMERP), a medical error is defined as any avoidable situation that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer (NCCMERP, 2020). In a recent study, medical errors have been the third leading cause of death in the United States. Medical errors have projected 251,000 deaths yearly in the United States (Anderson J.G., & Abrahamson K., 2017). Can you envision what it would be like for a patient to have a stranger to enter their room in a hospital and start administering medication? As a health care provider, medical errors have caused advantages and disadvantages in client care concerning health care regulations, appropriate use of technology, and most importantly, the livelihood of all patients. Regulations of Medication Errors Medical errors can occur anywhere in the healthcare system such as hospitals, health centers, surgical procedure rooms from doctors, nurses, surgeons, up to administration. In healthcare facilities, medical errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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