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Clinics in Perinatology, 2008
Prevention of harm from medication errors has become a national priority. Medication errors in the neonatal intensive care unit are common, and most can be avoided. This article reviews the prevalence and types of medication errors affecting the care of the neonate and summarizes approaches that have been used to reduce these errors. Safety initiatives
Theodora A, Stavroudis +2 more
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Prevention of harm from medication errors has become a national priority. Medication errors in the neonatal intensive care unit are common, and most can be avoided. This article reviews the prevalence and types of medication errors affecting the care of the neonate and summarizes approaches that have been used to reduce these errors. Safety initiatives
Theodora A, Stavroudis +2 more
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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 Health Care Quality Assurance, 2010
PurposeHealthcare risk epidemiology identifies medication error as the commonest cause of adverse effects on patients. Medication error can occur at any phase of the complex medication process so prevalence rates need to be estimated at each drug treatment phase: prescription, transcription and administration along with their clinical repercussions ...
Ana Belén, Jiménez Muñioz +5 more
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PurposeHealthcare risk epidemiology identifies medication error as the commonest cause of adverse effects on patients. Medication error can occur at any phase of the complex medication process so prevalence rates need to be estimated at each drug treatment phase: prescription, transcription and administration along with their clinical repercussions ...
Ana Belén, Jiménez Muñioz +5 more
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2013
Errors occur commonly in healthcare and can cause significant harm to patients. Most errors arise from a combination of individual, system, and communication failures. Neurologists may be involved in harmful errors in any practice setting and should familiarize themselves with tools to prevent, report, and examine errors. Although physicians, patients,
Andrew A, White, Thomas H, Gallagher
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Errors occur commonly in healthcare and can cause significant harm to patients. Most errors arise from a combination of individual, system, and communication failures. Neurologists may be involved in harmful errors in any practice setting and should familiarize themselves with tools to prevent, report, and examine errors. Although physicians, patients,
Andrew A, White, Thomas H, Gallagher
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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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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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Medication Administration and Errors
Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 2010MEDICATION ERRORS STILL occur in the perianesthesia setting as in all clinical settings. One nurse accidentally administered a potassium minibag via an epidural catheter by connecting to a Y port. The patient received the whole dose before the nurse later realized she had connected the infusion to the epidural tubing.
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Medication errors in the neonate
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2012Critically ill patients are a high risk population for medication errors and neonates represent a more vulnerable group. Errors can occur in each step of the path from prescription to administration and their rate varies widely due to the error definition and identification methods used in the different studies.
Elena, Sorrentino, Caterina, Alegiani
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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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