Safe Medication Administration Tool Kit

AORN is proud to offer its members a comprehensive Safe Medication Administration Tool Kit to help implement safe medication administration practices and to ensure safe patient outcomes. Developed by AORN under an educational grant from Sandel Medical Industries, this tool kit provides concrete resources to enhance perioperative medication competencies and create awareness of safe medication administration among the surgical team.

Designed exclusively for the unique environment of perioperative patient care, the tool kit offers registered nurses a variety of resources to enhance perioperative medication competencies, experience and awareness of safe medication administration, and address issues related to perioperative medication practices.

AORN members may download the Safe Medication Administration Tool Kit.

Non-Members may purchase the Safe Medication Administration Tool Kit.

Safety is Everyone's Responsibility
Patient safety issues are on the rise with medication errors comprising a large portion of medical accidents. Recent studies have received the attention of healthcare providers, health care organizations, experts in safety, and federal and state lawmakers.

A study from the Institute of Medicine reported that 44,000 to 98,000 people die each year from medical accidents costing $17 billion to $29 billion for preventable adverse medical events.
The Institute of Medicine reported that adverse events in surgery account for 20% of the errors in health care, while medication errors make up about 16% of all medical adverse events.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, more than 770,000 patients are injured by medication errors each year.

AORN Provides Tools You Can Use
AORN recognizes that patient safety issues are of paramount concern to perioperative nurses. In addition to providing resources to help nurses develop more confidence in perioperative medication administration, this tool kit provides powerful testimony of health care professionals and leaders as they stress the need for collaboration from every member of the surgical team.

Help AORN and members of the surgical team heighten their awareness of this vital issue. Take steps today to prevent medication errors in your surgical setting.