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the University of California at San Diego, researchers analyzed over 62 million death certificates for the years 1979 through 2006...
in control of the medication. Worse, not all medication errors are reported. If the wrong medication has reached the patient, the...
In this case, there were a series of system failures that included a language barrier, incomplete clinical information, unusual w...
This research paper pertains to the a particular incident reported on the STARS systems at St. Joseph Medical Center. Five pages i...
This paper pertains to two middle range nursing theories, Kolcaba's comfort theory and nursing intellectual capital theory, and th...
In six pages this paper examines the problems of medication errors within an organizational environment. Four sources are cited i...
In five pages this paper examines medication error issues from an ethical perspective. Eight sources are cited in the bibliograph...
that nurse is guilty of doing something unethical. Nurses must impose a high standard of care in the office, hospital or home sett...
MEDMARX is thought to be the most comprehensive reporting of medication error information in the nation (Morantz & Torrey, 2003). ...
deaths each year are related to medications" (Meadows, 2003). The actual number is estimated to be much higher because these kinds...
for the precise coding of medication in order to avoid the errors listed above (Woods and Doan-Johnson, 2002). Cohen, Robinson and...
potential for depression. It stands to reason, therefore, that if nurses in critical care units are experiencing higher rates of ...
for the precise coding of medication and, thereby, helps nurses avoid the common errors listed above (Woods and Doan-Johnson, 2002...
are able to make error reports without fear of reprisal. Nevertheless, the consequence of possible disciplinary action and repris...
of 5-10 years. When the couple moved to Arkansas, the patient started visiting a new family practitioner. Because the pat...
systems. The following examination of the problem of medication errors focuses on the context of mental health nursing within the ...
care (OMalley, 2007). The aim of this essay is to offer an overview of this problem, focusing on how it applies to a specific ho...
it can be catastrophic. Indeed, in England and Wales recent medication errors have resulted in thirty-seven deaths (Nursing Stand...
quantitative aspect of the research by Koppel et al. provides a very different approach to understanding the issue. The quantitat...
prohibited from working over 12 hours in a 24-hour period or more than 60 hours per week for 2 years ("Criminal case," 2007). Th...
of a research article is "an impersonal evaluation of the strengths and limitations of the research being reviewed" (Coughlan, Cro...
This research paper offers a literature review of studies that pertain to bar code medication administration (BCMA) systems. The p...
This research paper pertains to nursing errors that threaten patient safety, such as medication errors. Five pages in length, five...
In five pages this paper evaluates nursing management leadership simulations that include tardiness of employees personal office e...
establish policy guidelines. In the administration of medication, "processes have been virtually ignored in the search for EBP" (...
airline research, which indicates how errors occur. Additional subtopic include the standard hospital protocol and how the "five r...
is overwhelmingly female, though nursing also is experiencing a gender shift as more men come to the profession than at any time i...
course of action is often jumbled. Is the patient cognizant enough to make the correct choices? Many issues come into play when a...
2004). As errors are inevitable, in order to significantly reduce the rate at which they occur, it is imperative that mistakes sho...
focuses on methods to reduce errors and also improve the safety will focus on individual nursing skills and adherence to protocols...