Medication Safety: Simulation Education for New RNs Promises an Excellent Return on Investment

High-fidelity simulation (HFS) education is a valuable tool for acquisition and maintenance of nursing competencies. Simulation education for new hospital nurses, who are most likely to make medication errors, is an appropriate and urgently needed application, in that the frequency and costs of inpa...

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Published inNursing economic Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 49 - 51
Main Authors Zimmerman, Dawn M, House, Patricia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Jannetti Publications, Inc 01.01.2016
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc
Subjects
Analysis
Cost control
Curricula
Curriculum
Drugs
Humans
Inservice Training
Medical errors
Medication Errors - prevention & control
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing Staff, Hospital - education
Patient care
Patient Safety
Practice
Registered nurses
Simulation
Simulation Training
United States
United States
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Summary:High-fidelity simulation (HFS) education is a valuable tool for acquisition and maintenance of nursing competencies. Simulation education for new hospital nurses, who are most likely to make medication errors, is an appropriate and urgently needed application, in that the frequency and costs of inpatient medication errors are now a significant threat to both patient safety and operating budgets. Four factors, including baccalaureate preparation, that have converged to make the need for HFS education a cost-appropriate approach to the reduction of inpatient medication errors are reviewed. Most hospitals should be able to recover HFS investment costs within 12 months.
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ISSN:0746-1739