A Lean Approach to Improve Medication Administration Safety by Reducing Distractions and Interruptions

Conclusions:
Value stream mapping the process enabled the identification of non–value-added activities that were threats to the integrity of the process. Standardizing the medication administration process and creating a safe space to facilitate the process successfully reduced interruptions and distractions from all sources.

Source: Journal of Nursing Care Quality - August 22, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research