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Medication safety within the perioperative environment.

Linda J Wanzer¹, Rodney W Hicks

¹United States Army Nurse Corps, USA.

Annual Review of Nursing Research

|November 3, 2006

Summary

Patient safety awareness is rising, but research on medication errors in the perioperative setting remains limited. Nursing-led research is crucial for improving medication safety and evidence-based practice in this area.

Area of Science:

Healthcare
Patient Safety
Nursing Research

Background:

Increased public awareness of healthcare risks, particularly medication errors, highlights patient safety concerns.
Medication errors significantly impact patient safety within the perioperative environment.
Existing research on medication safety in perioperative settings is limited and primarily focuses on anesthesia.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify the knowledge gap in nursing-initiated research concerning medication safety within the perioperative continuum of care.
To emphasize the need for nursing research to enhance medication safety systems and processes.
To support the development of evidence-based practices in perioperative medication safety.

Main Methods:

A review of the current state of scientific literature on medication safety in the perioperative environment was conducted.

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The review focused on identifying research domains and the extent of nursing involvement.

Analysis of existing research to pinpoint areas lacking nursing-initiated investigations.

Main Results:

Research on perioperative medication safety is predominantly within the anesthesia domain.
There is a significant lack of nursing-initiated research focused on improving medication safety systems and processes.
A notable knowledge gap exists regarding nursing's role in perioperative medication safety.

Conclusions:

A substantial opportunity exists for nursing to develop a research program focused on perioperative medication safety.
Nursing-led research is essential for advancing evidence-based practice in this critical area.
Addressing this knowledge gap will improve patient safety within the perioperative continuum of care.