NURS_FPX4040__Assessment3_1.docx NURS-FPX4040 Technology in Nursing Capella Universit

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NURS_FPX4040__Assessment3_1.docx NURS-FPX4040 Technology in Nursing Capella University Managing Health Information and Technology Technology in Nursing Medications are the basis of treatment f... or almost all individuals experiencing health care problems. When an error is made regarding medication administration, there are countless potential outcomes, up to and including death. With such high risk, it is imperative that medication administration be of top priority to all staff to not only ensure that harm does not come to a patient due to a medication error, but also to ensure that the medication has the intended effect on the patient. The application of technology in nursing is essential to reducing medication errors by means of implementing electronic medication administration records, barcode scanning technology, and automated dispensing cabinets (Bittinger, 2020). I am interested in this topic due to a personal experience with a medication administration error and my realization that technology would have prevented the error if I had been using it correctly. Several months ago, while giving multiple medications to a patient, I mixed up the dosages of the two medications. While I was to give 10 mg of Decadron and 2 mg of Valium, instead I gave 2 mg of Decadron and 10 mg of Valium. Unfortunately, I had picked up the bad habit of giving medication before scanning it into the electronic medicine administration record (eMAR) and didnt realize my mistake until after I had already administered the med. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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