Medication safety

Alligators, swamps, and medication safety

Resolved: Stay focused on safe patient care Five years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) published its third global patient safety challenge, which aimed to improve medical safety.…

Medication safety

Nurses work to ensure the safe delivery of medications, so they should remain current and knowledgeable about medication updates, side-effects, allergic reactions, drug–drug interactions, and changes in guideline…

Medication safety and pediatric health

Research shows that 7,000 to 9,000 people die annually in the United States secondary to a medication error at a cost of over $40 billion a year. Improving…

Mindfulness for medication safety

Break the cycle of rushing and multitasking. Takeaways: Patients experience an average of one medication error per day. Many medication errors are related to human factors, including rushing,…

Medication safety

Nurses work to ensure the safe delivery of medications, so they should remain current and knowledgeable about medication updates, side-effects, allergic reactions, drug–drug interactions,…

Mindfulness for medication safety

Break the cycle of rushing and multitasking. Takeaways: Patients experience an average of one medication error per day. Many medication errors are related to…

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