Summary NURS FPX4020 Assessment1 1.docx NURS-FPX 4020 Enhancing Quality and Safety Capella University NURS-FPX 4020: Improving Quality of Care and Patient Safety Enhancing Quality and Safety Medication errors are a growing concern in healthcare as they c

NURS FPX4020 Assessment1 NURS-FPX 4020 Enhancing Quality and Safety Capella University NURS-FPX 4020: Improving Quality of Care and Patient Safety Enhancing Quality and Safety Medication errors are a growing concern in healthcare as they can lead to emotional and physical pain or death. The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention defines a medication error as: €œany preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional € (National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention [NCC MERP], 2014). While at work, it was a typical busy morning shift, and I was performing my medication pass. As usual, I was distracted with call bells regarding my other patients needs and receiving phone calls from the patient care technicians (PCTs) regarding abnorma