Purpose: The impact of an interactive CD-ROM program on the rate of medication administration errors made by nurses was studied. Methods: This randomized, controlled, nonblinded study was conducted at ...

Despite numerous advances in anesthesia safety over the years, former Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught's deadly medication error could have been prevented with a few ...

HORSHAM, Pa., & DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), with the support of Baxter International, is launching a two-year International Safe Medication ...

Children are at risk of serious medication errors from electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) systems, despite the belief that they are safer than traditional prescribing practices ...

The ECRI called the electronic management systems “valuable tools that reduce medication administration errors, but only when used correctly.” “Staff must be trained on proper use of the system, and ...

Learn how medication errors lead to clinical negligence claims, from prescription failures to administration mistakes and ...

Researchers concluded an electronic tool for medication reconciliation was linked to a decrease in reported admission medication reconciliation errors in a pediatric population, and these findings ...

Now that we have access to more information about health care and what goes on inside a hospital, what should we be most worried about? How do human errors prevent us from getting the best possible ...

Senior patient talks about autoinjector with her doctor. Glatiramer acetate injection is indicated for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...