Involving nursing students in continuous improvement projects.
Reducing medication errors is a topic of national concern and action. Nursing students participated in a healthcare organization's continuous quality improvement project targeting patient safety. Students were actively involved in chart review and became acutely aware of safety issues related to medication administration, order transcription and implementation, and documentation. Both the students and the hospital realized expected and unexpected benefits.
Taylor
K J
KJ
Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, WI 54703, USA. Ktaylor@chippewa.tgc.wi.us
D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; D004282:Documentation; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate; D006801:Humans; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009731:Nursing Audit; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D017749:Total Quality Management