Other routes (epidural, rectal, transdermal, sub- lingual, and intramuscular) were used at rates account- ing for less than 1% of the total. When reviewing the prescriptions and transcriptions for these 87 admissions, we identified an error rate of 1.32%. The most common error (accounting for...
A previous study on the perception of nurses towards medication errors in the ICU in the US found similar results on the frequency of these types of MAEs [32], and suggested that faulty infusion rates, dosage, concentration of medication, routes and incorrect medication delivered due to ...
Medication prescription errors occurred more frequently in males (64.5%) and infants (44.5%) and for medications with intravenous routes of administration (50.2%). Approximately one-third of the errors occurred in the PICU (33.9%). Conclusions: The incidence of MPEs was significantly high. Large...
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Medication reconciliation is a powerful formal process to decrease medication errors, but it has proved to be complex and time consuming. Aims To describe the frequency and types of medication discrepancies (between previous treatment and medication order at admission), and to identify predictors of ...
“So the most difficult thing with Uber is the drivers to be honest. Once the driver has figured out that they didn’t have an actual passenger in their vehicle, they would take longer routes, they would do other trips, whilst delivering boxes. The most frequent complaint I get from NPOs...
additional doses of misoprostol are taken every 3–4 h. The concentrations and administration routes of misoprostol may vary depending on gestational weeks and user preference [1]. This treatment can be provided by healthcare professionals or, if users have received sufficient information and counseli...
Prepare medications as ordered for route and patient; know the abbreviations for routes; many meds are available in solid and liquid forms for oral, intramuscular, and/or IV; if patient refuses or does not tolerate route ordered, document patient status; obtain new order to give the med by ...
Self-medication practice is assessed with one question asked as "Have you used a modern medication like pills, or through blood or muscles or any other routes on your own, without a prescription or guidance of a health professional during the current pregnancy?". The mothers responded with "...
‘Usual routes’ for support in each recruitment area are different. For some areas, there is direct access to a 24/7 SPC advice line for carers in addition to support from the patient’s primary care team within or out-of-hours. In other areas support for the carer will be via their...