February 28, 2018: Students Have a Key Role in a Culture of Safety: A Multi-Incident Analysis of Student-Associated Medication Incidents
Undergraduate and postgraduate students in healthcare fields are future practitioners who are developing the skills and experience required to deliver safe and effective patient care. As part of their training, most students are exposed to a variety of practice environments, also known as experiential learning, to help prepare them for their eventual careers. A lack of Canadian literature describing the impact of healthcare students on medication safety prompted ISMP Canada to undertake a multi-incident analysis of student-associated medication incidents. This bulletin describes the main themes identified, along with selected subthemes and examples to illustrate students' role in a culture of safety. Read more ...
