MCN’s customizable template, Medical Error - Medication Precautions, is taken from our Ambulatory Services Environment of Care Manual. MCN Healthcare’s proven policy and procedure templates, competencies and compliance tools have assisted more than 20,000 health care organizations worldwide meet their regulatory compliance goals.

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Here is some sample content from Medical Error - Medication Precautions:

	FIVE RIGHTS FOR MISTAKE FREE MEDICATION: Right Patient: Check name on: Armband Bed Tag Medication Order Room Chart Do they all match? Right Medicine: Read the label in good light and make sure it matches the medication order. Read label again before measuring. Right Dosage: The wrong amount of the right medicine can be a disaster. Check medication order carefully. Measure carefully. Right Time: Correct spacing of medication is vital for your patient's recovery. Check medication order. Right Route: Be sure the medication gets into the patients body the way it was intended...
Second excerpt:
	...from one unit to another or postoperatively may prevent serious medication errors. Make sure all allergy information is current and correct before the administration of any medications. The use of abbreviations when ordering of medications should follow facility policy. Any orders written for medications including times, doses, etc. that include abbreviations not approved by the institution, should be clarified with the ordering physician. Clarify any questions related to...