Patient Safety in Psychiatry-1.8 Methods and Tools Prevention

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Video Summary

The video discusses the methods and tools for avoiding medication errors in patient safety. It emphasizes the complexity of medications, the prevalence of medication errors, and the importance of breaking down the medication process into prescribing, dispensing, administration, and monitoring. The video also highlights latent factors that contribute to medication errors, such as polypharmacy and poor communication. To prevent errors, clinicians should understand medications, intervene when necessary, know the five R's of medication prescribing, and pay attention to alerts. Patient-centered care, including involving patients and their families, and staff accessibility to information are also emphasized. Additionally, recommendations for avoiding medication errors include improving documentation, standardizing medication information, avoiding problematic abbreviations, and practicing medication reconciliation. The video further discusses the need to reduce confusion between similar drug names, address work hours to prevent errors, and pay close attention to tests and diagnostics. Preventing surgical site infections and practicing evidence-based medicine are also essential in patient safety.

Keywords

medication errors

patient safety

medication process

clinicians

latent factors