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Outcome of involuntary medication in a state hospital system
American Journal of Psychiatry, 1991 Objective: The purpose of the study was to examine the course of involuntarily administered medication in a state hospital population. Method: The authors retrospectively examined the records of all 51 involuntarily medicated patients in six state hospitals in New York City in a single calendar year.
Cournos, Francine +2 more
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EVALUATING HOSPITAL PHARMACY PRACTICE: MEDICATION PRESCRIBING, TRANSCRIBING, AND ADMINISTRATION IN TABUK REGION, SAUDI ARABIA [PDF]
Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Assiut University, 2023 This study aimed to outline the scope of pharmacy practice activities in managing medication use in hospital settings in Tabuk region, Saudi Arabia. The study used a modified American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) national survey related to
Majed Alenazi +5 more
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Concomitant prescribing and dispensing errors at a Brazilian hospital: a descriptive study
Clinics, 2011 OBJECTIVE: To analyze the prevalence and types of prescribing and dispensing errors occurring with high-alert medications and to propose preventive measures to avoid errors with these medications.
Maria das Dores Graciano Silva +5 more
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A Tool for Evaluating Medication Alerting Systems: Development and Initial Assessment
JMIR Medical Informatics, 2021 BackgroundIt is well known that recommendations from electronic medication alerts are seldom accepted or acted on by users. Key factors affecting the effectiveness of medication alerts include system usability and alert design ...
Wu Yi Zheng +8 more
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The impact of transition to a digital hospital on medication errors (TIME study)
npj Digital Medicine, 2023 Digital transformation in healthcare improves the safety of health systems. Within our health service, a new digital hospital has been established and two wards from a neighbouring paper-based hospital transitioned into the new digital hospital.
Teyl Engstrom +9 more
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International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2022 Background: Limited data on factors perceived to impact on medication administration errors and possible solutions to such errors in low- and middle-income settings like South Africa is available. Methods: A mixed-methods research design was used.
Alwiena J. Blignaut +3 more
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Medication Safety: Experiential Learning for Pharmacy Students and Staff in a Hospital Setting
Pharmacy, 2016 Medication Safety has been an established pharmacy specialty in Australian hospitals since the early 2000s and is now one of the ten Australian hospital accreditation standards.
Linda V. Graudins, Michael J. Dooley
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BMJ Open, 2023 Objective To understand the sociotechnical factors affecting medication safety when intensive care patients are transferred to a hospital ward.
Darren M Ashcroft +7 more
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Cogitare Enfermagem, 2018 Objective: to analyze the use of safety barriers in the preparation of vasoactive drugs and sedatives/analgesics. Method: quantitative study, with 204 observations during the preparation of medications in a Pediatric ...
Carla Susana Martinez Julca +5 more
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Human Factors in Healthcare, 2022 Aims and objectives: To identify the task steps involved in intensive care patients transferring to a hospital ward and their potential for human errors, and to prioritise areas to improve medication safety. Background: Intensive care patients recovering
Richard S Bourne +6 more
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