Dr. Catherine Gundlach, PharmD, RPh, CPPS – Avoiding Medication Misadventures During Transitions of Care

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Nurses play an important role in ensuring that patients migrate safely between care settings. Medication mistakes can arise at care transitions owing to delays in communication or errors in medication documentation transcription. Medication errors are a significant issue for patients being discharged from one environment to another, and drug reconciliation certification standards provide a framework for improving medication safety. Medication mistakes can be avoided by nursing awareness of high alert drugs during care transitions.

Objectives: (Minimum of two objectives) (Minimum of two objectives)

Following the session’s completion, the learner will:

Describe the many types of pharmaceutical hazards that might occur during patient care transitions.
Define high alert patient groups and drugs.
Recognize and comprehend the National Patient Safety Goal for Medication Reconciliation.
List best practices for improving drug safety during care transitions.
Describe how a nurse may increase drug safety during care transitions.

Catherine Gundlach has worked as a pharmacist for more than 30 years. She has worked as a Medication Safety Pharmacist at St. Luke’s for the past 12 years. She is committed to collaborating with nurses, pharmacists, doctors, and other members of the health care team to ensure that the pharmaceutical system is safe and that risks are reduced before damage happens.

Goals of the Course

1st Objective

Describe how a nurse may increase drug safety during care transitions.

Goal No. 2

Describe the many types of pharmaceutical hazards that might occur during patient care transitions.

3rd Objective

Define high alert patient groups and drugs.

4th Objective

Recognize and comprehend the National Patient Safety Goal for Medication Reconciliation.

5th Objective

List best practices for improving drug safety during care transitions.

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