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Multiplex Therapeutic Drug Monitoring by Isotope-dilution HPLC-MS/MS of Antibiotics in Critical Illnesses

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Published on: August 30, 2018

How nurses contribute to medicines reconciliation.

Chetan Shah¹, Nola Ishmael, Julia Wright

¹Medicines Use and Safety Division, NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service, leading on a medicines reconciliation project.

Nursing Management (Harrow, London, England : 1994)

|April 30, 2015

Summary

Accurate patient medication lists, or medicines reconciliation (MedRec), are crucial for patient safety. This article discusses effective MedRec principles and invites nurses to help develop a best-practice toolkit.

Keywords:

Best practice MedRec medication errors medicines reconciliation patient safety

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Area of Science:

Healthcare
Patient Safety
Nursing Practice

Background:

Medicines reconciliation (MedRec) is essential for patient safety.
Despite recognized importance, best practices for MedRec require further identification and dissemination.
Existing efforts to implement robust MedRec processes need enhancement.

Purpose of the Study:

To outline key principles for conducting effective medicines reconciliation.
To identify and disseminate best practices in MedRec.
To invite nurses to collaborate on developing a best-practice MedRec toolkit.

Main Methods:

Review of principles for effective medicines reconciliation.
Discussion of current challenges and needs in MedRec implementation.
Call for participation in a nursing working group.

Main Results:

Identification of core principles for successful MedRec.
Highlighting the need for a standardized best-practice toolkit.
Establishing a collaborative platform for nurses.

Conclusions:

Effective MedRec is fundamental to improving patient safety.
Dissemination of best practices and collaborative toolkits are necessary.
Nurses are invited to contribute to advancing MedRec standards.