title: Improving care through a medication administration process action team.
abstract: The article discusses the use of a process action team to improve the medication administration system. The interdisciplinary team suggests alternatives after reviewing current practice, systems, and procedures. After suggested alternatives are applied, the medication dispensing and administration system improves and enhances the delivery of medications to patients. This opportunity to improve care explains the use of the process action team in patient care system improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Hampton, VA, USA.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Donnells
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Trimble
mesh_terms: D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D012107:Research Design; D014768:Virginia