Strategies to reduce the recognition failure in patient identification before medication administration

Objective To reduce the recognition failure in patient identification before medication administration,and ensure medication safety.Methods We investigated the status of patient identification before medication administration,analyzed the critical factors of recognition failure in patient identification,and took corresponding improvement measures to optimize the process.Results The incidence of recognition failure in patient identification was decreased from 46.71 percent to 17.49 percent.Conclusion The optimization of work flow based on the critical factors of recognition failure in patient identification can improve the management efficacy and ensure medication safety.