Overview
Using the following data on medication errors during the current healthcare crisis, create a Pareto chart to visualize the frequency of different types of errors:
- Wrong Patient – 52
- Over Dose – 59
- Wrong Drug – 76
- Unauthorized Drug – 1
- Wrong IV – 4
- Technique Error – 3
- Wrong Time – 83
- Dose Missed – 92
- Under Dose – 7
- Duplicated Drug – 9
- Wrong Route – 27
- Wrong Calculation – 16
n = 429
Instructions:
- Use Excel or any charting tool to build your Pareto chart.
- Identify the most frequent error types and how they contribute to the overall issue.
- Explain the significance of the chart and how the 80/20 principle applies in this case.
- Offer suggestions for corrective actions based on the findings.
Requirements:
- There is no minimum or maximum required number of pages. Your response will be considered complete, if it addresses each of the components outlined above.
- Use of proper APA formatting and citations - If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited. A minimum of 3 -5 sources (excluding the course textbook) from scholarly articles or business periodicals is required.
- Include your best critical thinking and analysis to arrive at your justification.