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Improving the safety of medication administration using an interactive CD-ROM program.

Philip J Schneider1, Craig A Pedersen, Kathryn R Montanya

  • 1Latiolais Leadership Program, Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, OH 43210, USA. schneider.5@osu.edu

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP : Official Journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
|December 24, 2005
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An interactive CD-ROM program significantly reduced medication administration errors by nurses. This training improved adherence to safe medication practices, highlighting the effectiveness of digital learning in healthcare.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare quality improvement
  • Nursing education technology
  • Patient safety research

Background:

  • Medication administration errors pose a significant risk to patient safety.
  • Nurses require effective training to minimize medication errors.
  • Digital learning platforms offer potential solutions for healthcare education.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of an interactive CD-ROM program on nurses' medication administration error rates.
  • To assess the effectiveness of digital training in improving adherence to safe medication practices.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized, controlled, nonblinded study involving 30 registered nurses across three community hospitals.
  • Nurses were assigned to either an intervention group using a CD-ROM program or a control group.

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  • Direct observation measured medication administration error rates (core 1, core 2, core 3) pre- and post-intervention.

    • Main Results:

    • A significant decrease in deviation from safe administration practices (core 1 errors) was observed post-intervention.
    • Preparation and administration errors (core 2) showed a non-significant increase.
    • Deviations from prescribed therapy (core 3) were minimal in both groups.

    Conclusions:

    • Interactive CD-ROM training empowers nurses to identify and correct medication administration errors.
    • The program enhanced nurses' application of learned information, improving adherence to safe practices.
    • Digital educational tools are effective in improving medication safety in clinical settings.