Problem
Is my medication management system efficient and safe? I’m worried my errors are too high and I’m risking compliance and patient safety. I need support from a nurse consultant.
Consonus Pharmacy has proven Patient Safety and Medication Management protocols and training programs to streamline your medication pass and put you back in control.
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Consultant nurses can assist with the following
audits:
- Medication Storage and Handling
- Medication Pass Observation
- Medication Administration Audit (Paper/Electronic)
- Controlled Medication Audit
- MAR/Physician Order/Label Randomized Audit
- Process Improvement
- Train the Trainer Medication Pass Observation
- Medication System Overview
Consultant nurses can assist with the following
Education In-Services:
- Pharmacy Policy and Procedure
- Medication Pass 101
- Controlled Medications: Being Accountable
- Medication Errors
- MAR Documentation
- Other topics as needed related to the medication pass/systems
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Kortney Heggie
Pharmacy Nurse Consultant
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Tasha Jeske
Pharmacy Nurse Consultant
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William Paulus
Pharmacy Nurse Consultant
According to the Annuals of Long Term Care (2008), it is estimated there are
800,000
medical errors in Nursing Homes annually.
In a study of 25 LTC facilities (23 reporting) done by Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, researchers found:
Of 631 errors reported and 2731 total errors,
48%
occurred during administration.
Consonus applies LEAN healthcare principles to manage costs and increase patient safety and quality of care.
why lean management?
Improvements have refined work flow and improved employee and customer satisfaction.
We partner with caregivers to understand their processes and collaborate on improvement efforts.
Our work is defined, standardized and tuned to prevent defects.
Consonus is a National LEAN leader in our industry and one of the first pharmacies in the country to apply LEAN principles.
Our patient-centric label is designed for your operations, not ours.
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