Medication errors

•Define medication errors and understand their impact on patient safety, healthcare systems, and patient outcomes.

• Identify human factors such as cognitive biases, environmental influences, and stress that contribute to medication errors.

• Evaluate the role of technology in both contributing to and preventing medication errors, and discuss best practices for using technological solutions in medication safety.

• Analyze real-world case studies to identify common medication errors, their causes, and how they could be prevented.

• Apply strategies for error prevention and integrate them into practice, including risk management techniques, team communication, and double-check systems.