How to prevent medication errors in your practice.In this article, Robert A. Dowling, MD, discusses additional opportunities for urologists to improve the safety of care in their own practices in the context of the NQF best practices.R. DowlingUrology Times...
Definitions of medication errors vary widely in the literature, and prevalence from 2-75% in part because of this lack of consensus. Thus, clarification of the concept is urgently needed. The objective was to develop a clear-cut definition of medication errors and specify relevant error types in...
Most of the errors occurred at the administration step. The most common potential errors were the use of an incorrect volume of the reconstitution solvent during medication preparation and lack of monitoring in the administration stage. Conclusion: Medication errors frequently occur during the ...
Medication errors can be frustrating at best and deadly at their worst. Society trusts medical professionals with their health and, ultimately, their lives. Medication errors can be prescription errors, problems with preparation, or even mistakes made on the administration level. The idea that medica...
The Research … Medication errors account for >40% to 60% of medical errors in human and veterinary medicine.1-3The perianesthetic period (comprising premedication, induction, maintenance, recovery, and postoperative stages) is particularly susceptible to errors due to use of multiple medications, ti...
Nurses who had attended medication training within the last 2 years were less likely to make errors. "The study results underline the need for regularly recurring medication training for nurses to ensure a high level of patient safety—especially in the home care sector, asnursesare the only pro...
How can we reduce medication errors in veterinary practice? Errors happen - we are all human. While we can instil a no-blame culture and learn from errors, there are systems we can adopt to reduce the chance of an error occurring as much as possible. This article discusses some of the ...
Through education and alertness of personnel and procedural safeguards, they can be avoided. You should conside... Cohen,MR - 《Hospital Pharmacy》 被引量: 0发表: 2002年 Pregnancy outcome of women exposed to pinaverium due to a dispensing error (letter) These medication errors have occurred in...
Strategies to Reduce Medication Errors: How the FDA Is Working to Improve Medication Safety and What You Can Do to Help. (Cover Story)doi:10.1556/JPC.17.2004.5.14thin-layer chromatographynon-aqueous binary mobile phasesdimethyl sulfoxideporphyrinsesters, ketones, and xylenes...
Common errors included: Duplication of therapy (either getting two of the same medication or two drugs in the same class) Omitted but necessary medications Unreported use of herbals or dietary supplements In a previous project in 2014, as part of a new transition of care program, patients receiv...