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Decreasing Perioperative Medication Errors With Standardized Labeling Education, Stephanie Mccain, Emily Almond, Anna Wong, Julie Bonom

Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

BACKGROUND: Medication errors are prevalent within the perioperative setting (Wahr et al., 2017). The anesthesia provider is the sole professional in charge of the medication process in the operating room, which results in fewer safety checks than in other healthcare settings (Nanji et al., 2016).

LOCAL PROBLEM: The proposed scholarly project aimed to reduce medication errors at an academic medical center in the Southeast using an educational module focused on standardized narcotic syringe labeling. The participants were anesthesia providers in the operating room at the project site.

METHODS: The Evidence-Based Practice Improvement model was used to guide the development, implementation, …

Implementation Of A Single-Patient-Use Airway Taping Product In The Operating Room, Savannah Sierra Nicole Craig, Kaitlin D. Burrell, Jennifer Patrick

Graduate Publications and Other Selected Works - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

BACKGROUND: Anesthesia providers use adhesive tape to secure advanced airway devices. Rolls of adhesive tape serve as reservoirs for pathogens. Rolls of tape do not have instructions on how they are to be reused, cannot be disinfected, and should not be repurposed. The re-use of rolls of tape poses a risk to patient safety.

LOCAL PROBLEM: The project facility was an academic medical center in the Southeast region of the United States. The facility does not have taping practice guidelines in place. Rolls of tape are handled without gloves, used by several providers, placed on multiple patients’ faces, and stored …