Unsafe medication management
Failures in the safe management of medicines, including storage, administration, record-keeping, prescribing, and disposal.
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R8 - Medication audit and NICE compliance
Medication should never be used simply to subdue people in the absence of other forms of treatment and good quality care. DoH should issue a regional audit pro forma to measure compliance with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines and Trusts should conduct quarterly audits. These audits should be part of an RQIA review as...
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F242 - Medicines administration
In the absence of automatic checking and prompting, the process of the administration of medication needs to be overseen by the nurse in charge of the ward, or his/her nominated delegate. A frequent check needs to be done to ensure that all patients have received what they have been prescribed and what they need. This is particularly the...
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terms: medication