Opioid Room of Horrors: a simulation approach to strengthen drug administration safety.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Medication administration errors (MAEs) are frequent and preventable. While the five rights (5R) rule and the double-check are standard practices for safe drug administration, incidents still occur. MAEs involving high-risk drugs such as opioids are a major concern, especially in older patients. To address this, a practical, error-driven training was developed through an opioid Room of Horrors (RoH) to reinforce the 5R rule and the double-check procedure and map risks within the opioid medication-use process, thereby improving the safety of opioid administration. The secondary objective was to evaluate participant satisfaction with the training.

Method

The opioid RoH integrates four errors and four hazards hidden in the opioid medication-use process

SUBMITTER: Hannou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12742103 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature