Medication Errors Textbook

Medication Errors: Interprofessional Views and Cases is a practical and insightful resource that examines medication errors from the perspectives of multiple healthcare professionals involved in patient care. The book highlights the causes, consequences, prevention strategies, and management of medication errors through real-life case studies and interdisciplinary analysis.

Designed to promote patient safety and quality healthcare delivery, the text explores how physicians, pharmacists, nurses, medical laboratory scientists, and other healthcare providers can collaborate effectively to reduce medication-related harm. It discusses human factors, system failures, communication gaps, prescribing errors, dispensing mistakes, administration errors, monitoring failures, and reporting mechanisms within healthcare settings.

Using a case-based approach, readers are encouraged to analyze real clinical scenarios, identify contributing factors, and develop evidence-based solutions for preventing future errors. The book emphasizes a culture of safety, continuous quality improvement, and teamwork as essential components of modern healthcare practice.

Key Features

• Comprehensive coverage of medication errors across the medication-use process.

• Interprofessional perspectives on patient safety and risk management.

• Real-world clinical cases with practical lessons and discussion points.

• Evidence-based strategies for error prevention and quality improvement.

• Exploration of human factors, systems thinking, and safety culture.

• Suitable for students, educators, researchers, pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

• Target Audience Healthcare students, practicing clinicians, patient safety advocates, hospital administrators, and researchers interested in medication safety and healthcare quality.

Author: Sunday O. Awofisayo, PhD

Tagline: A Practical Guide to Medication Safety Through Interprofessional Collaboration and Case-Based Learning.