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Hospital pharmacy implementation of a unit dose dispensing system: A qualitative interview study to determine experiences, views and attitudes of nursing staff

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy
Background: Evolving automated technologies in the dispensing process promise effective solution to reduce medication error rates. The Unit-Dose-Dispensing-System (UDDS) is an essential element of the “Closed Loop Medication Management System” that ...
Theodora Steindl-Schönhuber, Theresa Drechsel, Gunda Gittler, Anita Elaine Weidmann   +3 more
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Scenery of Brazilian studies on medication errors: an integrative review

Revista Brasileira de Farmácia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saúde, 2019
The objective of this integrative review was to identify studies conducted in Brazil that address the occurrence of medication errors in a hospital environment.
Jéssica A. Aquino, Isabella R. Silva, Daiana C. Elias, Juliana A. Godinho, André Oliveira Baldoni, Cristina Sanches, Mariana L. Pereira   +6 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
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Development and Psychometric Validation of the Hospital Medication System Safety Assessment Questionnaire

Nursing Reports
Background/Objectives: Medication incidents remain a significant concern in hospital settings. Integrated medication systems, regarding organized processes, policies, technologies and professional practices are designed to enhance patient safety; however,
Leila Sales, Ana Filipa Cardoso, Beatriz Araújo, Élvio Jesus   +3 more
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The perceptions of nurses towards barriers to the safe administration of medicines in mental health settings [PDF]

, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate perceptions of barriers to safe administration of medicines in mental health settings. A cross-sectional survey was used, and 70 mental health nurses and 41 students were recruited from a mental health trust ...
Smith, George, McCann, Terence, Dewhirst, Kate, Hemingway, Steve, Baxter, H, Baxter, Hazel, Burgess-Dawson, Rebecca, Hemingway, S, Smith, G, Dewhirst, K, Burgess-Dawson, R   +10 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION – NURSING WORKLOAD IN CLINICAL INPATIENT UNITS

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2018
Objectives: To verify the number and types of drugs prescribed and administered by nursing technicians in inpatient units and discuss its implications for nursing workload and patient safety. Method: exploratory cross-sectional
Angélica Kreling, Ana Maria Müller de Magalhães   +1 more
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Out‐of‐hospital ketamine: review of a growing trend in patient care

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020
Ketamine is a unique medication with a long history of use in the emergency department. Out‐of‐hospital indications for ketamine have been explored and are currently expanding in some systems.
Bryan B. Kitch
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Retrospective Analysis of Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Pediatric Patients With Mixed Chimerism After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is an essential therapy for several malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but relapse and graft loss remain the principal threats to its success. Routine monitoring of chimerism and minimal residual disease (MRD) enables early detection of imminent recurrence and guides ...
Carmen Junk, Sebastian Michaelis, Michaela Döring, Thomas Eichholz, Ursula Holzer, Martin Ebinger, Tim Flaadt, Rupert Handgretinger, Peter Lang, Jan Frederic Weller, Markus Mezger   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

PREPARATION OF INTRAMUSCULAR DRUGS IN PEDIATRICS: NURSING TEAM

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2016
The objective of this study was to analyze work by a nursing team regarding the environmental organization, preparation and dilution of drugs administered intramuscularly in a pediatric setting.
Rafaela de Oliveira Mota, Eva Anny Wélly de Souza Brito, Thais Lima Vieira de Souza, Laryssa Miranda Vidal Cavalcante Farias, Érica Oliveira Matias, Francisca Elisângela Teixeira Lima   +5 more
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