DRUG ADMINISTRATION ERRORS IN NURSERIES

Why do Anesthesiologists Drug Administration Errors?

Medication error represents a particular challenge for the patient safety in tertiary care. Anesthesiologists should attempt against errors because they represents the unique medical specialty that administrate the drug without another professional conference, easily acting as vectors of adverse events during anesthesia [1]. Some factors expose more than others the susceptibility to undesirable...

Preventing and reporting drug administration errors.

Registered nurses are accountable for their actions and omissions when administering any medicines. However, the increasing pressures and demands placed on nurses can render them more prone to making drug errors. Critical incidents must be turned into positive situations, from which lessons are learnt and progress made.

Medication errors in intravenous drug preparation and administration at intensive care unit

Background: Intravenous (IV) injection of drugs is one of the most common methods of drug prescription in hospitals, which is a complex, potentially hazardous and erroneous method; accordingly, it requires control methods to reduce the potential risks. This study focused on determining the frequency and types of different medication errors while preparing and administering mostly used IV drugs ...

Drug Administration Errors in Hospital Inpatients: A Systematic Review

CONTEXT Drug administration in the hospital setting is the last barrier before a possible error reaches the patient. OBJECTIVES We aimed to analyze the prevalence and nature of administration error rate detected by the observation method. DATA SOURCES Embase, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library from 1966 to December 2011 and reference lists of included studies. STUDY SELECTION Observational studies...

Title: Evaluation of Drug Administration Errors in a Teaching Hospital