How does Baycrest prevent medication errors?
How can you help to minimize the risks?
Baycrest is committed to ensuring accurate and safe medication
administration. On admission, a comprehensive approach is taken by various
team-based clinicians to gather the medication information and create a Best
Possible Medication History. Clients and families are encouraged to bring in
ALL medications, even if taken only occasionally, including over-the-counter,
herbals, and vitamins and to be involved in this process. Based on this
information and other sources, admission medication orders are created. At
Baycrest, we have a computerized physician order entry of prescriptions and
conduct team-based regular medication reviews assessing their effectiveness
and safety for each client.
Baycrest staff will ensure that they are administering medication to the right
client. This requires staff to check at least two client identifiers.
Please speak to your pharmacist, nurse, or physician whether you are a client
or family member when a change in wellbeing is noticed that could be a
medication side effect, or when you have any questions about the medications.
Medication Safety
