Medication Errors and How to Prevent Them

1. Introduction to the medication error caseinvolving the patient,2. Analysis of the nursing medication error(s)in the situation as it influences patient care,3. Description of legal and ethical consequencessurrounding the medication error with identification and application of atleast one of the American Nurses’ Association (ANA) ethical standards relatedto patient care,4. Methods used to decrease this type ofmedication error when administering medications in a variety of settings.