... errors? In order to answer this question this paper shall examine the guidelines that nurses must adhere to when administering drugs, shall provide a definition for 'drug errors', to evaluate why drug errors occur and to consider the effectives of strategies that are aimed at reducing drug errors on the ward. GUIDELINES There are a number of pieces of legislation that relate to prescribing, supply, storage and administration. It is essential that nurses comply with them (NMC 2003). The 1968 Medicines Act was the first comprehensive legislation on medicines in the United Kingdom. The act provides the legal framework for the manufacture, licensing, prescription, supply and administration of medicines. The act classifies medicines into the following categories: prescription only medicines, which are medicines that may only be supplied or administered to a patient on the instruction of an appropriate practitioner (a doctor, dentist or psychiatrist) and from an approved list for ...

See this essay or coursework document in full right now