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Errors and discrepancies in the administration of intravenous infusions: a mixed methods multihospital observational study [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction Intravenous medication administration has traditionally been regarded as error prone, with high potential for harm. A recent US multisite study revealed few potentially harmful errors despite a high overall error rate.
Bates, David W. +13 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Adolescent siblings of children with cancer are at elevated risk for psychosocial problems. Unfortunately, various barriers such as limited family time and resources, conflicting schedules, and psychosocial staffing constraints at cancer centers hinder sibling access to support.
Christina M. Amaro +10 more
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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 +3 more
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The effect of individual factors on the medication error [PDF]
, 2016 Medication error is a major issue in healthcare industry and significant efforts have been taken in recent years to comprehend factors that influence errors in medication.Therefore, the present study aims to examine individual factors that contribute to ...
Chew Abdullah, Nor Azimah, Zyoud, Amr H.
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Clinical Course and Impact of Breaks in Therapy for Children With Relapsed/Refractory Solid Tumors
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Pediatric relapsed or refractory (R/R) solid tumors carry a dismal prognosis, and postrelapse patient experiences are not well described. We present postrelapse outcomes, including number of R/R events and subsequent therapy regimens.
Matthew T. McEvoy +5 more
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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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Reducing Medication Errors Through Workflow Redesign [PDF]
, 2017 Lack of medication reconciliation at the point of transitions between skilled nursing facilities/nursing homes (SNF/NHs) and acute care hospitals (ACHs) is a common point of origin for medical errors that cause harm to patients.
Blake, Rosslyn W, DNP, APRN, GNP
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Neuropsychological complications may impair the qualitative prognosis of patients with pediatric brain tumors. However, multifaceted evaluations cannot be conducted in all patients because they are time consuming and burdensome for patients.
Ami Tabata +9 more
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Medication Errors: Resources for Practice
Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 2012 The process of giving medication in an acute care hospital is an example of chaos principles. Each medication order, dispensing, administration and monitoring, and evaluation is unique.
Angela Smith Collins
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Are We Making Smart Pumps Smarter? [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Medication errors comprise a significant proportion of medical errors, and are abundant, costly, and associated with causing harm to patients via adverse drug events. The most serious medication errors often involve IV medications.
Schaefer, Brittany
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