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Medication errors are NOT uncommon [PDF]
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2001 Editor,—We welcome the coverage given to the major, and potentially fatal, problem of medication errors within managed health care.1 We disagree, however, with the key message that medication errors are uncommon . They are endemic, extremely common, overlooked and often ignored.
N A, Caldwell, D K, Hughes
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Medical errors in neurosurgery
Surgical Neurology International, 2014 Medical errors cause nearly 100,000 deaths per year and cost billions of dollars annually. In order to rationally develop and institute programs to mitigate errors, the relative frequency and costs of different errors must be documented. This analysis will permit the judicious allocation of scarce healthcare resources to address the most costly errors ...
Rolston, John +5 more
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Investigating the Factors Affecting the Occurrence and Reporting of Medication Errors from the Viewpoint of Nurses in Sina Hospital, Tabriz, Iran [PDF]
Taṣvīr-i salāmat, 2016 Background and objectives: Medication errors can cause serious problems to patients and health system. Initial results of medication errors increase duration of hospitalization and costs.
Massumeh gholizadeh +4 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 errors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a computerised barcode medication management system designed to improve drug administrations in residential and ...
Nelson Sara +12 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 Methods for categorizing the scale and severity of medication errors corrected by pharmacy staff during admission medication reconciliation using complete medication history continue to evolve.
Victoria Vargas +5 more
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Jurnal Ilmiah Medicamento, 2021 Medication error menurut National Coordination Council forMedication Error Reporting and Prevention (2017) adalah setiap kejadian yang dapat dihindari yang dapat menyebabkan atau berakibat pada pelayanan obat yang tidak tepat atau membahayakan pasien ...
Fitria Megawati +2 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 +10 more
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BMC Pediatrics, 2022 Background Smart infusion pumps with dose error reduction software can be used to prevent harmful medication errors. The aim of this study was to develop a method for defining and assessing optimal dosing limits in a neonatal intensive care unit’s smart ...
Sini Kuitunen +4 more
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Are attitudes towards medication adherence associated with medication adherence behaviours among patients with psychosis? A systematic review and meta analysis [PDF]
, 2013 Background Studies have shown patient attitudes to be an important predictor for health related behaviours including medication adherence. It is less clear whether patient attitudes are also associated with medication adherence among patients with ...
McCabe, R. +5 more
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A Survey of Nurses' Perceptions of the Causes of Medication Errors and Barriers to Reporting in Hospitals Affiliated to Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Iran [PDF]
Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2014 Background & Aims: Administration of medications is an important part of treatment. Reporting of medication errors by nurses maintains patient safety and the lack of appropriate reporting can cause serious problems in health systems.
Bahram Hesari +4 more
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