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In my 19 years as a Safe Medication Practice Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC), I have seen many examples of avoidable medication harm to patients. Despite education and procedures to support best practice, staff compliance and organizational culture issues continue to perpetuate the cycle of unintended patient harm due to medication errors. The Medication Administration Evaluation and Feedback Tool (MAEFT) is a validated 22 criteria best practice checklist. Nurses use the MAEFT to self-asses...