Double Versus Single Checking Interventions

Names:Professor:Course:Date:Double versus Single Checking InterventionsThere are various nursing interventions which have been put in place to reduce the number of medication errors, and a majority of these are focused on the reduction of errors which are associated with the dispensation of prescribed medications. Marufu and colleagues (140) explore the strategies which are used in the reduction of such errors, and they document the efficacy of double checking mechanisms. According to the researchers, medication errors are multi-faceted, and this is why they require multiple interventions to ensure that patients receive safe and appropriate care within healthcare settings. The implementation of drug therapy among children is particularly considered to be complex because of the narrow therapeutic range which is associated with some drugs, the need for continuous adjustment of drug dosages to deal with life-threatening drugs, and the need for individualized dosing which is based on demographic features such as age, renal functioning, weight, and the maturation of essential body enzymes. The non-research based article explores the efficacy of double checking interventions which have been used in the reduction of medication errors and in the findings, it is clear that double checking interventions cannot work in isolation to significantly reduce the