NHS FPX4000 Assessment3 1.docx NHS_FPX4000 Analyze a Current Health Care Problem or Is

NHS FPX4000   Assessment3 1.docx  NHS_FPX4000  Analyze a Current Health Care Problem or Issue  Capella University  NHS4000: Developing a Health Care Perspective  Analyze a Current Health Care Problem or Issue  Patient safety is one of the first things the health care student learns when embarking on the journey to become a health care professional. When a patient is in the hospital, they are there to get treated for some type of medical issue. The last thing on their mind is to be hurt or killed by the very medical professional employed to ensure their safety and wellness. Unfortunately, medication errors are one of the reasons why patients get hurt or die every year. A study published by John Hopkins Medical Center suggests that medical errors are the number three  cause of death in the USA (McMaines, 2016). In this paper we will discuss medication errors and how to decrease them using different strategies. Improving medication errors is one of the most vital aspects to decrease patient harm.  Elements of the Problem/Issue  Treating patients and ensuring their safety is a priority for every medical professional. Patient safety is one of the key areas always defined in hospital metrics. Harm does not occur normally directly from the health care professional but rather through a series of missed opportunities. Medication errors are known as, any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm (U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2019). Medication errors can occur in three