The most common causes of drug administration mistakes include incorrect timing, incorrect dose and omission, incorrect administration rate, incorrect preparation, and providing medications due to a dispensing error without first checking and getting in touch with the pharmacist distribution unit. The mistake rate ranges from 8% to 25%, and nurses are mostly responsible for the errors (Chua et al., 2017). Individual mistakes and interferences with the administration process can both lead to drug administration problems. Because of the rise in patient volume and turnover rate, these mistakes are more likely to happen. Ineffective communication makes it more likely that a medication error will occur because preventative and remedial measures cannot be taken (Chua et al., 2017). This widens the distance between the prescriptions, dispense, and drug administration departments, which breeds conflict and a culture of blame. Harmful effects of drugs. Lack of acknowledgement, inadequate suggestions, inaccurate information, and delayed responses are all examples of poor communications (Chua et al., 2017).
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