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Based on the attached article by Adachi and Lodolce, how is failure mode effect analysis used to improve medication administration safety?

Article: Use of failure mode and effects analysis in improving the safety of i.v. drug administration by WAYNE ADACHI AND AMY E. LODOLCE

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The article you attached outlines the failure mode effect analysis (FMEA) as a 6-step process aimed at targeting particular problems in a chosen process. In the article, the authors targeted wrong-dose errors from IV pumps.

The 6 steps are:

1) Choose a process for investigation - IV pump medication errors.
2) Form a multidisiplinary team - the ...

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