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Nurses' identification and reporting of medication errors.

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Nursing, 2018
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To investigate hospital nurses' involvement in the identification and reporting of medication errors in Turkey. BACKGROUND Medication safety is an international priority, and medication error identification and reporting are ...
H. Dirik   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Infrared laser sampling of low volumes combined with shotgun lipidomics reveals lipid markers in palatine tonsil carcinoma

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Nanosecond infrared laser (NIRL) low‐volume sampling combined with shotgun lipidomics uncovers distinct lipidome alterations in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) of the palatine tonsil. Several lipid species consistently differentiate tumor from healthy tissue, highlighting their potential as diagnostic markers.
Leonard Kerkhoff   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the Complexity of Medication Errors: A Nursing Perspective on Contributing Factors to Medication Errors

open access: yesEvidence-Based Nursing Research
Context: Medication errors have long been associated with poor medical care quality, lengthy hospital stays, substantially increased medical costs, and a decline in patient confidence in the hospital's ability to provide quality care.
Ebtisam Elhihi   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medication errors: classification of seriousness, type, and of medications involved in the reports from a university teaching hospital

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2013
Medication errors can be frequent in hospitals; these errors are multidisciplinary and occur at various stages of the drug therapy. The present study evaluated the seriousness, the type and the drugs involved in medication errors reported at the Hospital
Gabriella Rejane dos Santos Dalmolin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medication Errors in the Emergency Department: Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior, and Training Needs of Nurses

open access: yesIndian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2018
Aim: The aim was to describe which elements of nurses' knowledge, training needs, behavior, and attitude can prevent Medication errors (Acronym MEs) in the emergency department during all steps of the administration of intravenous (IV) medications ...
Emanuele Di Simone   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Peroxidasin enables melanoma immune escape by inhibiting natural killer cell cytotoxicity

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Peroxidasin (PXDN) is secreted by melanoma cells and binds the NK cell receptor NKG2D, thereby suppressing NK cell activation and cytotoxicity. PXDN depletion restores NKG2D signaling and enables effective NK cell–mediated melanoma killing. These findings identify PXDN as a previously unrecognized immune evasion factor and a potential target to improve
Hsu‐Min Sung   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Medication Errors in Hospitalized Patients

open access: yesمجله كليه طب الكندي, 2012
Objectives: Many medication errors occur in the hospital, and these can endanger patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of medication errors in hospitalized patients, and to categorize the most frequent types of errors, and to
Hamoudi A. Mosah,   +2 more
doaj  

Risk Factors, Causes, and Strategies for Reducing Medication Errors: A Narrative Review

open access: yesمجلة علوم ذي قار
— Medication errors, which refer to any deviation from the prescribed medication regimen, can have seriously affected patient safety and treatment outcomes. It underscores the need for healthcare professionals to follow medication orders precisely and to
Suha Nadem   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reducing Medication Mismanagement in Adult Care Residences [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Educational Objectives 1. Describe the prevalence of medication mismanagement in adult care facilities in Virginia. 2. Explain the significance of selected medication management errors. 3.
Kirkpatrick, Mary Ann F.
core   +1 more source

Rationale and design of the Multicenter Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study (MARQUIS) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: Unresolved medication discrepancies during hospitalization can contribute to adverse drug events, resulting in patient harm. Discrepancies can be reduced by performing medication reconciliation; however, effective implementation of medication
Cobaugh, Daniel J   +14 more
core   +2 more sources

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