Patient controlled analgesia - Strategies for patient safety
PCA–Strategies for Patient Safety was created by ISMP for all health care practitioners prescribing, dispensing or administering patient controlled analgesia. 3 vignettes demonstrate several key principles that must be considered to reduce the potential for medication errors when PCA is utilized. After each vignette a medication safety expert discusses these principles. These include: patient selection & education, drug administration, proper patient monitoring, & staff education.
PCA–Strategies for Patient Safety was created by ISMP for all health care practitioners prescribing, dispensing or administering patient controlled analgesia. 3 vignettes demonstrate several key principles that must be considered to reduce the potential for medication errors when PCA is utilized. After each vignette a medication safety expert discusses these principles. These include: patient selection & education, drug administration, proper patient monitoring, & staff education.
