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American Journal of Medical Quality, 2001
This article describes initiatives one institution developed to improve systems for detecting and preventing adverse medication events. Our discussion focuses on issues regarding the frequency and incidence of medication errors, the trials of traditional versus anonymous incident reporting, and the efforts to improve systems rather than placing blame ...
P M, Cox, S, D'Amato, D J, Tillotson
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This article describes initiatives one institution developed to improve systems for detecting and preventing adverse medication events. Our discussion focuses on issues regarding the frequency and incidence of medication errors, the trials of traditional versus anonymous incident reporting, and the efforts to improve systems rather than placing blame ...
P M, Cox, S, D'Amato, D J, Tillotson
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Hematology, 2005
AbstractFollowing the 2000 report of the Institute of Medicine, To Err Is Human, which documented that as many as 98,000 people in this country die of medical errors every year, medical, hospital, and governmental agencies began to consider changes in hospital systems.
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AbstractFollowing the 2000 report of the Institute of Medicine, To Err Is Human, which documented that as many as 98,000 people in this country die of medical errors every year, medical, hospital, and governmental agencies began to consider changes in hospital systems.
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Emergency Nurse, 2007
The authors of this study wanted to test their idea that, because medication errors are common in EDs and because there can be large variations in child ren's weight, such errors are more likely to occur among paediatric patients.
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The authors of this study wanted to test their idea that, because medication errors are common in EDs and because there can be large variations in child ren's weight, such errors are more likely to occur among paediatric patients.
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International Journal of User-Driven Healthcare, 2013
Patients' awareness and informed involvement may reduce the prevalence of patients' errors. The aim of this study is to identify the occurrence of patients' medication errors in one of the leading tertiary care educational superspeciality hospitals in Iran during one year from October 2010 to October 2011. This is a retrospective study.
Vahideh Zarea Gavgani +2 more
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Patients' awareness and informed involvement may reduce the prevalence of patients' errors. The aim of this study is to identify the occurrence of patients' medication errors in one of the leading tertiary care educational superspeciality hospitals in Iran during one year from October 2010 to October 2011. This is a retrospective study.
Vahideh Zarea Gavgani +2 more
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AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2020
A new book makes the case for ‘a culture shift of epic proportions.’
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A new book makes the case for ‘a culture shift of epic proportions.’
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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume, 2009
A patient with severe arthritis of the hip and shortening of the ipsilateral extremity undergoes hip replacement surgery with correction of the limb-length discrepancy. At the time of the postoperative examination, he is found to have a complete foot drop.
James D, Capozzi, Rosamond, Rhodes
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A patient with severe arthritis of the hip and shortening of the ipsilateral extremity undergoes hip replacement surgery with correction of the limb-length discrepancy. At the time of the postoperative examination, he is found to have a complete foot drop.
James D, Capozzi, Rosamond, Rhodes
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Nursing Standard, 2014
Most nurses are involved in medicines management, which is integral to promoting patient safety. Medicines management is prone to errors, which depending on the error can cause patient injury, increased hospital stay and significant legal expenses.
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Most nurses are involved in medicines management, which is integral to promoting patient safety. Medicines management is prone to errors, which depending on the error can cause patient injury, increased hospital stay and significant legal expenses.
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Chemotherapy medication errors
The Lancet Oncology, 2018Although chemotherapy is a well established treatment modality, chemotherapy errors represent a potentially serious risk of patient harm. We reviewed published research from 1980 to 2017 to understand the extent and nature of medication errors in cancer chemotherapy, and to identify effective interventions to help prevent mistakes.
Saul N, Weingart +3 more
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Drugs, 2005
In recent years medication error has justly received considerable attention, as it causes substantial mortality, morbidity and additional healthcare costs. Risk assessment models, adapted from commercial aviation and the oil and gas industries, are currently being developed for use in clinical pharmacy. The hospital pharmacist is best placed to oversee
Henk-Jan, Guchelaar +4 more
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In recent years medication error has justly received considerable attention, as it causes substantial mortality, morbidity and additional healthcare costs. Risk assessment models, adapted from commercial aviation and the oil and gas industries, are currently being developed for use in clinical pharmacy. The hospital pharmacist is best placed to oversee
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Antiretroviral Medication Errors in a National Medication Error Database
AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2005Antiretroviral medications have reduced the morbidity and mortality associated with HIV. In contrast to these benefits, medication errors involving antiretrovirals represent opportunities for causing harm. We analyzed 400 medication errors that involved at least one single or combined HIV antiretroviral product that had been reported to a national ...
Jennifer, Gray +2 more
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