Rights of Medication Administration 

Health care providers are responsible for ensuring patient safety and quality of care at all times. Nurses play a vital role in provision of patient care. Many of the tasks of nursing carry some degree of risk, with medication administration having one of the greatest risk factors. Serious errors may occur in approximately 2 per 1,000 prescriptions (Lesar et al, 1990). The rate of adverse drug events are estimated at approximately 1%, with 12% to 30% of them classified as serious of life threatening ( Lindquist & Gersema , 1998).Rights of Medication Administration Paper

In Florida a young woman with Guillian-Barre syndrome died from a medication error. The case went to court and a multimillion dollar settlement was reached when it was determined the woman was given succynylcholine which causes a fatal reaction in those with Guillian-Barre (floridahealthcarelaw.Rights of Medication Administration Paper

com, 2011).