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Out‐of‐hospital ketamine: review of a growing trend in patient care
Ketamine is a unique medication with a long history of use in the emergency department. Out‐of‐hospital indications for ketamine have been explored and are currently expanding in some systems.
Bryan B. Kitch
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Safe medication management is particularly challenging among polymedicated home-dwelling older adults after hospital discharge. This study aimed to identify and categorise the stressors experienced and reconstitution strategies adopted by older adults ...
Filipa Pereira +4 more
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Background/Objectives: Medication incidents remain a significant concern in hospital settings. Integrated medication systems, regarding organized processes, policies, technologies and professional practices are designed to enhance patient safety; however,
Leila Sales +3 more
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MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION – NURSING WORKLOAD IN CLINICAL INPATIENT UNITS
Objectives: To verify the number and types of drugs prescribed and administered by nursing technicians in inpatient units and discuss its implications for nursing workload and patient safety. Method: exploratory cross-sectional
Angélica Kreling +1 more
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Preventing the medication errors in hospitals: A qualitative study
Background and purpose: Administering drugs is one of the primary nursing acts in hospital wards and medication errors are one of the worst errors among nurses leading to unpleasant results for patients. Thus, this study aimed to identify ways to prevent
Alireza Salar +2 more
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ABC of Medical Computing: HOSPITAL BASED COMPUTER SYSTEMS [PDF]
A computer's usefulness is greatly enhanced if it is connected to others in a network, as this allows information and resources to be shared by all. A network can be anything from a simple link between two computers in an office to a complex installation joining thousands of computers at many sites around the world. In a hospital two types of networks
N, Lee, A, Millman
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PREPARATION OF INTRAMUSCULAR DRUGS IN PEDIATRICS: NURSING TEAM
The objective of this study was to analyze work by a nursing team regarding the environmental organization, preparation and dilution of drugs administered intramuscularly in a pediatric setting.
Rafaela de Oliveira Mota +5 more
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Transitional medication management, in which individual needs are balanced against organizational priorities, is crucial for safe discharge processes.
Mette Geil Kollerup +1 more
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Secondary uses of electronic prescribing and pharmacy data in UK hospital care: a national survey
Electronic hospital pharmacy (EHP) systems are ubiquitous in today’s hospitals, with many also implementing electronic prescribing (EP) systems; both contain a potential wealth of medication-related data to support quality improvement.
Bryony Dean Franklin +2 more
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Janette Ribaut,1,2 Sabina De Geest,1,3 Lynn Leppla,1,4 Sabine Gerull,2,5 Alexandra Teynor,6 Sabine Valenta1,2 On behalf of the SMILe study team1Institute of Nursing Science, Department Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel ...
Ribaut J +5 more
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