Page 10 - Medical error, adverse event & near misses

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Poor Leadership In Patients’ Care

Risky behaviours often emerge because of system-based problems in healthcare organizations.
Common at-risk behaviours include:

1. Engaging in “grab and go” with a medication without fully reading the label before it is dispensed,

administered or restocked

2. Intimidation or reluctance to ask for help or clarification

3. Failure to educate patients

4. Using medications without complete knowledge of the medication

5. Failure to double check high-alert medications before dispensing or administering

6. Not communicating important information such as patient allergies, diagnosis/co-morbid

conditions, weight