A British study suggests that mindfulness could help pharmacists avoid making costly and dangerous medication errors.
In over 60 percent of cases, medication errors are associated
with one or more
contributory, individual factors including staff being
forgetful, stressed, tired or engaged in multiple tasks simultaneously,
often alongside being distracted or interrupted. Routinised hospital
practice can lead professionals to work in a state of mindlessness,
where it is easy to be unaware of how both body and mind are
functioning. ...
There is expanding evidence on the effectiveness of mindfulness in the
treatment of many mental and physical health problems in the general
population, as well as its role in enhancing decision making, empathy,
and reducing burnout or fatigue in medical staff. Considering the
benefits of mindfulness, the authors suggest that health-care
professionals should be encouraged to develop their practice of
mindfulness.
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