Identifying Effective Strategies to Reduce Medication Errors
Introduction
Nurses are responsible for the largest percentage of medication errors. Medication errors adversely affect more than 7 million patients, cost almost $21 billion and result in e Continue Reading...
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The right route
Likewise, this clinician advises, "The administrator must give the medication via the right route. In preparing the medication, the triple check will identify the route to be given on the medication order."
The right time
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Identifying Opportunities to Reduce Medication Error Rates by Nursing Staff
Today, one of the most challenging problems facing nurses practicing in any setting, but most especially tertiary healthcare facilities, is the adverse drug reactions caused Continue Reading...
Medication Practice Improvement Episode
Medication Intercept
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Patient Safety Through Medication Reconciliation
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Pedagogic Model for Teaching of Technology to Special Education Students
Almost thirty years ago, the American federal government passed an act mandating the availability of a free and appropriate public education for all handicapped children. In 19 Continue Reading...
Patient safety is one of the key aspects of healthcare delivery and a critical component in determining the quality of healthcare services. Patient safety is influenced by many factors including medication safety, which is identified as one of the mo Continue Reading...
Practice Experience Interviews
Interview with "Jennifer," RN, MPH, director of quality assurance at a Veterans Affairs medical center.
In a telephonic interview with this nursing professional, questions were posed concerning how research is found, Continue Reading...
Reports from medical center services and committees concerning patient incidents are used to develop appropriate interventions.
Trended data of patient incidents can point to shift and date where most incidents occur.
Desired Outcome
A 50% reduc Continue Reading...
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