J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2015 Jun;21(3):254-262. 10.11111/jkana.2015.21.3.254.

Analysis of Effects of Chemotherapy using Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) on Patient Safety and Safe Nursing

• Yang NY
• Lee MH

• KMID: 2321307
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2015.21.3.254

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to apply failure mode & effect analysis (FMEA) to chemotherapy in order to reduce prescribing, dispensing and administering errors related to treatment and provide patients with a safe medical environment.
METHODS
A one group pre-post test design was used to verify the effects using the tool for FMEA in chemotherapy.
RESULTS
There was a statistically significant decrease in prescribing errors from 11.47% to 3.18%; administering errors decreased but they were not statistically significant. In a addition, there was no change in dispensing errors.
CONCLUSION
The results show that FMEA removed risk factors that might occur during the process of chemotherapy and that it was an effective tool for prevention of negligent accident occurring in actual patients.

Keyword

Chemotherapy; Patient safety

MeSH Terms

Drug Therapy*
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Humans
Nursing*
Patient Safety*
Risk Factors

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