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Improving Intravenous Medication Administration and Reducing Medication Errors Among Critical Care Nurses at Jordan University Hospital [PDF]

Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research, 2019
Background: Medication errors represent a serious problem in the hospital setting and remain a challenge to navigate among hospitalized patients in all departments. Mistakes in medication administration are considered a significant issue that threatens a
Mahmoud Shahin
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Epidemiology of medical error [PDF]

Western Journal of Medicine, 2000
Newspaper and television stories of catastrophic injuries occurring at the hands of clinicians spotlight the problem of medical error but provide little insight into its nature or magnitude.1 Clinicians, patients, and policymakers may underestimate the magnitude of risk and the extent of harm.
, Weingart, , McL Wilson R, , Gibberd, , Harrison   +3 more
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“We Cannot Talk as a Family”: Complexities of Survivorship Communication Among Hispanic/Latino Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer, Parents, and Clinicians

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Young adult childhood cancer survivors (YA‐CCS) have an increased risk of treatment‐related health complications throughout their lives. Lifelong survivorship care is recommended, yet many YA‐CCS experience disruptions in care during pediatric‐to‐adult transitions and do not receive recommended survivorship care.
Kevin Shanchen Pu, Nicole Fernández‐Viña, Briana C. Martin‐Villa, Daniela Ramirez, Rebecca M. Lewinsohn, Mary Smith, Heidi Boynton, Lidia Schapira, Stephanie M. Smith   +8 more
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Duplication errors due to brand name confusion; It is not always the name—Short case series

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Confusion of drug names has been identified as a leading cause of medication errors and potential iatrogenic harm. Most of these errors occur because of look‐alike or sound‐alike drugs.
N. Mamunuwa, S. Jayamanne, N. Wijekoon, J. Coombes, D. Perera, T. Shanika, F. Mohamed, C. Lynch, A. De Silva, A. Dawson   +9 more
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Medication error awareness among health care providers in Palestine: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional observational study

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, Nadine M. Amer, Lina Y. Musallam, Ni'meh Al-Shami   +3 more
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Abatacept for Prophylaxis of Acute and Chronic Graft‐Versus‐Host‐Disease in Children Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation—A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Cohort Studies

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Graft‐versus‐host disease (GvHD) remains one of the most significant complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Abatacept, a selective T‐cell costimulation modulator, is a relatively novel prophylactic agent, though pediatric data remain limited.
Matthijs D. Kruizinga, Anne B. Verbeek, Caroline A. Lindemans, Emilie P. Buddingh   +3 more
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Bone and Soft Tissue Neoplasms in Infants Versus Older Children: A Report From the Cancer in Young People in Canada Program

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Infant bone and soft tissue neoplasms present distinct clinical challenges and lack large‐scale data to inform treatment decisions. This study aims to characterize bone and soft tissue neoplasms in infants in Canada and to compare their outcomes with those of older pediatric patients.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Maria Kondyli, Monia Marzouki, Nicolas Prud'homme, Nida Usmani, Rebecca J. Deyell, Lesleigh Abbott, Tony H. Truong, Sapna Oberoi, Ketan Kulkarni, Josée Brossard, Lynette Bowes, Paul Gibson, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Lillian Sung, Catherine Vezina, Laura Wheaton, Alexandra P. Zorzi, Marie‐Claude Pelland‐Marcotte, Thai Hoa Tran   +21 more
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Medication errors by nursing students on clinical practice: an integrative review

, 2022
Background: Medication errors are a serious concern and often due to multiple factors. The largest workforce in healthcare are nurses. Nurses play a major role in medication management especially in medication administration. To become proficient in safe
Ng, Linda, Southern, Joanne, Sheridan, Georgina, Stolic, Snezana, Linda Ng, Georgina Sheridan, Snezana Stolic, Joanne Southern   +7 more
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Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings [PDF]

, 2021
Adulto; Errores de medicación; FarmacéuticosAdult; Medication errors; PharmacistsAdult; Errors de medicació; FarmacèuticsBackground: Medication errors are preventable events that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the
Rodríguez, María Belén, Ciapponi, Agustín, Tost, Josep, Vietto, Valeria, Fernandez Nievas, Simon E, Seijo, Mariana, Garcia-Perdomo, Herney   +6 more
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Hospital drug safety - role of the pharmacists [PDF]

, 2005
Medication errors and adverse drug reactions are frequent in hospitalized patients. The principle aim of my dissertation was to review the existing data about frequency and risk factors of these findings and to propose measures for their reduction ...
Krähenbühl-Melcher, Anita Maria
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