Red Zone Medication Safety Initiative
This course reviews the Red Zone Medication Safety Initiative started by nurses at Boston Children’s Hospital. It delves into case scenarios, as well as the background of the initiative. The course is intended for physicians, nurses and pharmacists who provide patient care. It addresses the need for distraction-free work so that informed healthcare providers can better assess and provide safe and effective treatment to their patients. This video-based course features speakers, as well as relevant text, illustrations and video clips detailing the Red Zone Medication Safety Initiative.
Learning Objectives
Describe sources of distraction in the clinical environment that can increase risk of medication errors
Describe key features of the Red Zone patient safety initiative for distraction-free practice
Discuss evidence-based strategies for ensuring medication administration safety
Lessons
Red Zone Medication Safety Intiatives
Author(s)
Jennifer Engel, RN, BSN
Staff Nurse III, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) | Boston Children's Hospital
Beverly M. Small, RN, CCRN
Staff Nurse III | Boston Children's Hospital
Ruth Brediger, MSN, RN, CCRN
Staff Nurse III | Boston Children's Hospital
Karen Fantasia, MFA
Content Production Manager, OPENPediatrics | Boston Children's Hospital
Kathleen Huth, MD, MMSc, FRCPC
Pediatrician, Complex Care Service | Boston Children's Hospital
Pediatrician, Division of General Pediatrics | Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics | Harvard Medical School
Course Director(s)
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School