Most Common Nursing Mistakes

1. Most Most Common Common Nursing Nursing Mistakes Mistakes

2. Nurses play an important role in the medical system. While a doctor is usually the one to make a diagnosis and prescribe treatment and medications, nurses are typically the healthcare professionals responsible for carrying out most types of care a patient receives. However, Some of the most common types of mistakes that nurses make can cause significant patient harm.

3. Medication Mistakes Nurses are generally responsible for administering medications to patients, but there are times when they give the wrong medication, the wrong dosage of the medication, or fail to give a patient their medication at all.

4. Documentation Documentation Proper documentation is critical for patient care and can help ensure that a doctor’s orders are carried out and help prevent a patient from undergoing needless procedures or procedures that have already been completed.

5. Infection Prevention and Control Nurses are at the forefront of ensuring infections do not spread throughout a healthcare facility. Nurses can ensure that they properly wash and use personal protective equipment and that patient rooms are properly decontaminated.

6. Miscommunication Communication between nurses and doctors, as well as other medical professionals in the hospital, is a critical part of patient care.

7. Falls Many patients inside medical facilities have a high risk of falling. Nurses should know the risks of their patients and take steps to implement proper fall prevention protocols. This can include using alarms, labels on a patient’s door and room, as well as bed railings.

8. If you or somebody you care about has been injured due to a medical error made by a nurse, speak to an attorney as soon as possible. At Brown, Moore & Associates, PLLC, the Charlotte medical malpractice attorneys have the experience and resources necessary to conduct a full investigation into your claim and will work to secure any compensation you may be entitled to.

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