PREVENTING MEDICATION ERROR BASED ON KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AGAINST ADVERSE EVENT [PDF]
Jurnal Ners, 2017 Introductions: Medication error is one of many types of errors that could decrease the quality and safety of healthcare. Increasing number of adverse events (AE) reflects the number of medication errors.
Apriyani Puji Hastuti +2 more
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Medication administration errors for older people in long-term residential care [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Older people in long-term residential care are at increased risk of medication prescribing and administration errors. The main aim of this study was to measure the incidence of medication administration errors in nursing and residential homes
Ala Szczepura, Deidre Wild, Sara Nelson
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A retrospective study on prevalence, characteristics, and outcomes of transcribing error: analysis of data from the National Medication Error Reporting System in Malaysia [PDF]
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and PracticeBackground Medication errors (MEs) represent avoidable harm that occurs within the healthcare system. While most MEs do not pose significant safety threats, some can result in severe harm, disability, or even death for patients.
Norazida Ab Rahman +6 more
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A text mining approach to categorize patient safety event reports by medication error type [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Patient safety reporting systems give healthcare provider staff the ability to report medication related safety events and errors; however, many of these reports go unanalyzed and safety hazards go undetected.
Christian Boxley +3 more
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Medication error awareness among health care providers in Palestine: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional observational study [PDF]
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2022 Background: Increased awareness among healthcare professionals regarding medication errors and the establishment of a medication error reporting system can significantly reduce the prevalence of medication errors.
Abdallah Damin Abukhalil +3 more
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Proportion of medication error reporting and its associated factors among healthcare workers in Indonesia: A mixed-methods study [PDF]
Belitung Nursing JournalBackground: Medication errors (MEs) are among the most prevalent healthcare-related incidents. However, many institutions do not report these incidents.
Bayu Anggileo Pramesona +3 more
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High incidence of medication documentation errors in a Swiss university hospital due to the handwritten prescription process [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2011 Background Medication errors have been reported to be a leading cause of death in hospitalized patients. In this study we focused on identifying and quantifying errors in the handwritten drug ordering and dispensing documentation processes which could ...
Röder Christoph +3 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021 Introduction: Pediatric patients cared for in professional healthcare settings are at high risk of medication errors. Interventions to improve patient safety often focus on prescribing; however, the subsequent stages in the medication use process ...
Joachim A. Koeck +6 more
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Medication Error at the Prescribing Phase
Jurnal Info Kesehatan, 2021 Medication errors are accidental failures in a therapeutic process that lead to and have the potential to cause or harm the patient. Medication errors can endanger patient safety, inconvenience and economic burdens.
Devi Ristian Octavia +3 more
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Investigating the Usefulness of a New Electronic Error- Reporting System in Medical Error Management in the Shohadaye Haftom Tir Hospital in 2019-2020 [PDF]
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal, 2022 Introduction:Providing health services in medical centers is associated with risks and medical errors for recipients. In many cases, despite medical experts’ ethical and professional commitment to disclose errors, the error report among treatment staff ...
Shirin Nasrolahnejhad Tasouj +4 more
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