Analysis of Effects of Chemotherapy using Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) on Patient Safety and Safe Nursing / 간호행정학회지

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: This study was done to apply failure mode & effect analysis (FMEA) to chemotherapy in order to reduce prescribing, dispensing and administering errors related to treatment and provide patients with a safe medical environment. METHODS: A one group pre-post test design was used to verify the effects using the tool for FMEA in chemotherapy. RESULTS: There was a statistically significant decrease in prescribing errors from 11.47% to 3.18%; administering errors decreased but they were not statistically significant. In a addition, there was no change in dispensing errors. CONCLUSION: The results show that FMEA removed risk factors that might occur during the process of chemotherapy and that it was an effective tool for prevention of negligent accident occurring in actual patients.