http://www.medleague.com/blog/2009/08/12/reducing-distractions-is-reducing-medication-errors-by-pat-iyer/ by Med League Support Services Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:42:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.medleague.com/blog/2009/08/12/reducing-distractions-is-reducing-medication-errors-by-pat-iyer/comment-page-1/#comment-2664 Wade BCMA Coordinator Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:52:30 +0000 http://www.medleague.com/blog/?p=493#comment-2664 I would like to see the "data" that presents a reductions directly to vests. I suspect that most of the decrease was the teaching. It was also stated that COMBINED 47 pecent reduction. First you cant COMBINE to percentages in a SUM and say thats a reduction. Thats poor data usage. If I have 3 wards with med error rates at 10%, 11%, and 12% and then inplements something and the med error rate goes to 8%, 4%, and 6%. I cant take that data and say I created a 15% reduction in COMBINED errors that is so wrong. I suspect that Kaiser groomed their data to justify the practice of treating the med nurses like idiots and demeaning them. I HAD A REDUCTION IN MED ERRORS OF ABOUT 15% BY SIMPLY TEACHING THE STAFF NOT TO INTEREUPT AND POSTING VERY VISABLE SIGNS ON THE CARTS AND EDUCATION! So according to my "data" your 20% reducation in errors after "May" was only a 5% reducation. But the nurses level of grief likely went UP! I would like to see the “data” that presents a reductions directly to vests. I suspect that most of the decrease was the teaching. It was also stated that COMBINED 47 pecent reduction. First you cant COMBINE to percentages in a SUM and say thats a reduction. Thats poor data usage. If I have 3 wards with med error rates at 10%, 11%, and 12% and then inplements something and the med error rate goes to 8%, 4%, and 6%. I cant take that data and say I created a 15% reduction in COMBINED errors that is so wrong. I suspect that Kaiser groomed their data to justify the practice of treating the med nurses like idiots and demeaning them. I HAD A REDUCTION IN MED ERRORS OF ABOUT 15% BY SIMPLY TEACHING THE STAFF NOT TO INTEREUPT AND POSTING VERY VISABLE SIGNS ON THE CARTS AND EDUCATION! So according to my “data” your 20% reducation in errors after “May” was only a 5% reducation. But the nurses level of grief likely went UP!

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