Date of Award
1-1-2019
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
Yale University School of Nursing
First Advisor
Jessica S. Coviello
Second Advisor
Judith Kunisch
Abstract
Medication errors, now thought to be four times greater than previous estimates, pose a serious threat to nurses, patients, and health care institutions. Current nursing education lacks any coherent medication safety framework other than the classic “Five Rights” construct. This project piloted an educational intervention with senior nursing students based on systems-thinking safety principles. Students evaluated the learning experience positively and improved pre- to post-testing scores by 74%. This study demonstrates students’ ready acceptance and comprehension of systems thinking medication safety theory, an alternative to the “Five Rights” construct.
Recommended Citation
Davis, Melissa Ann, "How The Five Rights Are Wrong: Development Of A Nursing Medication Safety Science Curriculum" (2019). Yale School of Nursing Digital Theses. 1093.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ysndt/1093
