Article C24123

Medication Transitions of Care in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Patients

Author(s): Bethany R. Shoulders, PharmD, BCCCP, Kelly L. Maguigan, PharmD, BCCCP, Dironada K. Strange, APRN, MSN, AGACNP-BC, FNP, CCRN, Stephen J. Lemon, PharmD, BCPS

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Topics: Patient Safety

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Activity Summary

Although the benefits of improved transitions of care regarding medications are widely known, implementation is variable among inpatient settings and populations and requires an inter-professional effort. This article reviews the body of published research on challenges with medication history taking and reconciliation for inpatients requiring treatment of traumatic injuries or surgical intervention.

Objectives

  • Describe current literature addressing medication transitions of care in surgical patients.
  • Identify two challenges to medication reconciliations and gaps in literature at each care transition.
  • Discuss two best practices for a multidisciplinary effort to improve medication transitions

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Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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