Education Training and Competency

American Nurses Association: Medication Safety Education Resources

This resource hub from the ANA provides a variety of tools, continuing education opportunities, and policy updates focused on medication safety. Nurses can use this to stay current on safe practice guidelines, complete CE requirements, and enhance their understanding of high-risk medication scenarios. It’s ideal for both individual learning and team-based training initiatives.

American Nurses Association. (2020). Medication safety education resources. https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/medication-safety

Human Error Analysis in Medication Events

This peer-reviewed article analyzes how human error contributes to medication-related adverse events and emphasizes the importance of following safety protocols such as the "five rights." Nurses can use this research to better understand the cognitive and system-level factors that lead to errors, helping to inform safer decision-making and risk reduction strategies in clinical practice.

Ko, S., Hsieh, M., & Huang, R. (2023). Human error analysis and modeling of medication-related adverse events in Taiwan using the human factors analysis and classification system regression. Healthcare, 11(14), 2063. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11142063

Safety Competencies: Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes

This resource outlines core safety competencies every nurse should develop, including clinical reasoning, patient-centered communication, and systems thinking. It is especially valuable for nursing students, preceptors, and educators looking to embed safety principles into practice. Nurses can use these competencies as a benchmark for self-assessment and professional development.

QSEN Institute. (2022). Safety competencies: Knowledge, skills, and attitudes. https://qsen.org/competencies/safety