Preventing medication errors by empowering patients. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Preventing medication errors by empowering patients. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Newspaper/Magazine Article
 
• Published September 2015

Preventing medication errors by empowering patients.

Karch AM. Am Nurs Today. September 2015;10:18-22.

The complexity of care delivery can hinder the role of nurses in preventing medication errors. This commentary advocates for updating the five rights to consider the patient's role in their medication therapy and to incorporate patient and family education into the process to improve medication safety.

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