Medication errors occur throughout the medication use process and carry the potential to cause severe patient harm. This chapter discusses various types of medication errors, methods of detection, components of error, and strategies for risk mitigation. Terminology frequently used in medication safety ...
Medication Errors in Healthcare 来自 Springer 喜欢 0 阅读量: 6 作者:M Ro,D Degnan,J Hertig 出版社: Springer, Cham 摘要: Medication errors occur throughout the medication use process and carry the potential to cause severe patient harm. This chapter discusses various types of medication errors,...
This research examines the issue of medication errors in health care institutional settings. Recent high profile cases of death and serious but lesser harm stemming from medication errors have alarmed the general public and prompted calls for corrective action (Altman C1; Brink 53; Cowley, Rosenberg...
Although medication-related adverse events (MRAEs) in health care are vastly studied, high heterogeneity in study results complicates the interpretations o
Errors can occur at any step of the medication process—from prescribing to administration. Everyone involved in patient care must work to prevent these errors from occurring.
1. Medication errors happen all the time. Human error is a fact of life and mistakes with medication are the most common errors in health care. Studies have shown that, besides increasing hospital stays and inpatient expenses, medication errors cause more than 7,000 deaths annually in the Unit...
Objective: Evaluation of knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare providers about Medication errors. Method: It was a KAP survey conducted with the help of specially designed and pre-validated questionnaire. Doctors', nurses' and pharmacists' awareness and perception about Medication errors were ...
Comment: Prevalence and Nature of Medication Administration Errors in Health Care Settings: A Systematic Review of Direct Observational Evidence doi:10.1345/aph.1R147aAnnals of PharmacotherapyKane-Gill, Sandra
Ethiopia; 2Jimma University, College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma, Ethiopia Background: A number of studies indicated that prescribing errors in the intensive care unit (ICU) are frequent and lead to patient morbidity and mortality, increased length of stay, and substantial extra ...
Ethiopia; 2Jimma University, College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma, Ethiopia Background: A number of studies indicated that prescribing errors in the intensive care unit (ICU) are frequent and lead to patient morbidity and mortality, increased length of stay, and substantial extra ...