New Study Of Nurses Reveal Sources Of Injectable Medication Errors
Posted on January 10, 2008 - Filed Under Health and Fitness | Leave a Comment
A new study of 1,039 nurses across the United States conducted by The American Nurses Association (ANA) and sponsored by ANA and Inviro Medical Devices has the following clear message: most injectable medication errors at hospitals arise from the difficulty of reading the gradation marks on syringes.
Why? Because the syringes are usually labeled with improvised methods that cover the gradation markings on the barrel of the syringe. There is plenty room for error there.
Sixty five percent of the nurses surveyed have mentioned labels that cover the syringe barrels and thus make it hard to read the volume markings as a major issue in administering correct amount of medication.
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