Burdeu Gabrielle, Crawford Ruth, van de Vreede Melita, McCann Joanne
Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
J Nurs Care Qual. 2006 Apr-Jun;21(2):151-9. doi: 10.1097/00001786-200604000-00011.
A comprehensive multidisciplinary approach was used to improve drug infusion safety in an acute care hospital in Melbourne, Australia. This project aimed to reduce the potential for drug infusion-related error, improve drug infusion safety for patients, and encourage incident reporting to inform and guide continuous quality improvement projects. The project applied a systems approach to medication safety, using redesign strategies such as continuous quality improvement (plan, do, study, and act) and re-engineering. Key safety design concepts such as standardization, simplification, and forcing functions were also used.
