Health care management Nursing shifts and medication errors NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY Julie Ossege MorelandJuliaMedications errors have been a long irresolvable issue for many health care providers. Nurses in particular take primary responsibility, as in many cases, nurses are the ones administering ...
(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...
Since nurses make up such a large por- tion of the staff population, it is important to understand the factors behindthese medication errors.With a better understanding of the relationship between education level and medication errors, along with years of nursing experience, it is believed that ...
An observation method for measuring the rate of medication errors, which can be used as an outcome indicator of a medication system's quality, was evaluated in a national sample of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and small hospitals. Trained nurse and pharmacist observers observed nurses admini...
Factors which affect the occurrence of nursing errors in medication administration and the errors' management: Rostrum of Asclepius. 2012 ; 11(2) :293- 312Mitsis, D., Kelesi, M. and Kapadohos, T. (2012) Factors Which Affect the Occurrence of Nursing Errors in Medication Administration and...
Medication errors frequently feature in research world-wide. Although medication errors are also a concern in medicine and anesthesia, they have become a regular topic in nursing. In Botswana, a country challenged by shortage of both medications and professionals qualified to process and administer med...
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...
The errors were analysed using: totals errors; medication error type; severity and patient consequences. A statistical analysis verified whether there was a significant difference between the variables before and after introducing MDT. Findings – The results show that the MDT detected medication errors...
To explore the characteristics of older people referred for medicines management support, type of support provided, medication errors and adverse medication events (AMEs). A retrospective observational study of a random sample of 100 older people referred to a large non-profit CNS for medicines ...
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