Abstract
Medication administration errors remain a significant patient safety concern in healthcare and nursing education. This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) quality improvement project evaluated the implementation of a standardized medication safety learning module and incident reporting process to improve medication safety awareness, medication administration competency, and error reporting among second-semester Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students. Guided by the Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Model and Kotter's 8-Step Change Model, the project incorporated medication safety education, simulation-based learning, and near-miss reporting to promote a culture of safety. Although competency outcomes were similar to previous student cohorts, participants demonstrated increased reporting of medication errors and near misses. The findings support continued integration of standardized medication safety education and nonpunitive error reporting into undergraduate nursing curricula and highlight the role of DNP-prepared nurses in leading sustainable, evidence-based quality improvement initiatives that strengthen patient safety.
Date of publication
Summer 8-15-2026
Document Type
DNP Scholarly Project
Language
english
Persistent identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/5115
Committee members
Dr. Deana Adams, Dr. Emily Fox, Dr. Angie McInnis, Dr. Katy Trotty, Dr. Jeni Chilton
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Recommended Citation
Pohorelsky, Marsha, "DNP Final Report: MEDICATION ERRORS: DECREASING FROM DAY ONE THROUGH ONLINE LEARNING MODULE AND INCIDENT REPORTING" (2026). DNP Final Reports. Paper 98.
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/5115