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Risk Factors Associated With Medication Errors Among Patients Suffering From Chronic Disorders

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2020
Introduction: Medication error is unintentional and can be reduced by reducing the risk factors. Patients suffering from chronic diseases are at an increased risk of medication errors.
M. Rasool   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association between workarounds and medication administration errors in bar-code-assisted medication administration in hospitals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Objective: To study the association of workarounds with medication administration errors using barcode-assisted medication administration (BCMA), and to determine the frequency and types of workarounds and medication administration errors.
Bates, David W   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Severe and fatal medication errors in hospitals: findings from the Norwegian Incident Reporting System

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Science and Practice, 2020
Background Even with global efforts to prevent medication errors, they still occur and cause patient harm. Little systematic research has been done in Norway to address this issue.
A. Mulac   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of the medication process in pediatric patients: a meta-analysis

open access: yesJornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português), 2014
Objective: to meta‐analyze studies that have assessed the medication errors rate in pediatric patients during prescribing, dispensing, and drug administration.
Despina Koumpagioti   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Understanding the Nature of Medication Errors in an ICU with a Computerized Physician Order Entry System [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Objectives: We investigated incidence rates to understand the nature of medication errors potentially introduced by utilizing a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system in the three clinical phases of the medication process: prescription ...
Bates, David W.   +4 more
core   +12 more sources

Medication administration errors for older people in long-term residential care [PDF]

open access: yes, 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 ...
Nelson, Sara   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Systemic Causes of In-Hospital Intravenous Medication Errors: A Systematic Review

open access: yesJournal of patient safety, 2020
Supplemental digital content is available in the text. Objectives Delivery of intravenous medications in hospitals is a complex process posing to systemic risks for errors.
S. Kuitunen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Medication transcription errors in hospitalized patient settings: a consensual study in the Palestinian nursing practice

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Medication transcription errors (MTEs) are frequent in hospitalized patient settings. Definitions and scenarios that represent potential MTEs in the Palestinian nursing practice were not previously approached using formal consensus techniques.
Ramzi Shawahna   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving patient safety through identifying barriers to reporting medication administration errors among nurses: an integrative review

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2021
The aim of the third WHO challenge released in 2017 was to attain a global commitment to lessen the severity and to prevent medication-related harm by 50% within the next five years.
A. Afaya, K. Konlan, Hyunok Kim Do
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Violence Against Health Care Workers: A Silent Problem [PDF]

open access: yesTaṣvīr-i salāmat, 2012
Background and objectives: Considering the importance of process improvement and support system,we tried to take a step to clarify logistics processes and initiate quality improvement in health and nutrition faculty of Tabriz Medical Science University ...
Vahideh Ghorbani sani   +2 more
doaj  

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