Design/methodology/approach – The work was carried out in six nursing homes (800 patients). Medication error data were collected from nursing staff through a voluntary reporting process before and after MDT was implemented. The errors were analysed using: totals errors; medication error type; ...
(41st Biennial Convention) Purpose: The purpose of this review was to determine the evidence that currently exists regarding best practices to prevent medication errors in nursing homes. Significance: Current research indicates that one in every five medication doses is an error and 48% of nursing...
Medication errors can cause considerable harm, and older adults in nursing homes may be especially vulnerable. To assess the prevalence of medication errors leading to hospitalizations and deaths in nursing home residents, and to determine the factors associated with these errors, Joseph Ibrahim, MBBS...
as well as their potential risk factors in nursing homes using a distribution robot.DesignThe study was a prospective, observational study conducted within three nursing homes in the Netherlands caring for 180 individuals.MeasurementsMedication errors were measured using the disguised observation technique....
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The study by Ayani and colleagues in this issue of BMJ Quality and Safety examining the incidence and nature of ADEs and medication errors in nursing homes in Japan is therefore a welcome and relevant addition to previous studies in longterm care. Somewhat surprisingly, falls were the most ...
Medication errors are among the most common medical errors and cause significant morbidity and in some cases mortality. The objective of this article is to
Gurwitz on how nursing home facilities should handle the medication of nursing home residents. Solution for reducing the frequency of medication errors in nursing homes; Importance of educational efforts about the use of drug therapies in elderly patients; Reason for the association of adverse drug ...
Aging populations, particularly older adults with chronic diseases, face significant medication safety risks in home healthcare settings [7]. Home Healthcare Medication Safety Risks refer to the potential for medication errors and adverse drug events that can occur when medications are managed outside ...
Medication Errors in Nursing Homes: A State's Experience Implementing a Reporting System Objectives: North Carolina legislation enacted in 2003 requires all nursing homes to report medication errors. A statewide mandatory nursing home medication error reporting system for reporting errors annually on an ...