The Importance of Medication Spellbinding

Intoxication Anosognosia: The Spellbinding Effect of Psychiatric Drugs

Why do so many individuals persist in taking psychoactive substances, including psychiatric drugs, after adverse mental and behavioral effects have become severe and even disabling? The author has previously proposed the brain-disabling principle of psychiatric treatment that all somatic psychiatric treatments impair the function of the brain and mind. Intoxication anosognosia (medication spell...

Ranking Factors Contributing to Medication Error Incidents in Private Hospital: A Nurse’s Perspective

Background and Objectives: Medication error is the most important factor threatening patient safety. While the causes of medication error are extensively researched in the public hospitals, the corresponding data from the private heath settings is limited. To help fill this shortcoming, this paper presents and discusses the results of surveying the medication error factors as perceived by nurse...

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Barriers to Medication Error Reporting from Nurses’ Perspective: A Private Hospital Survey

Background and Objectives: Not reporting medication errors by the clinical staff prevent identification of type and frequency of these errors, and thereby developing effective strategies to alleviate the problem. Most investigation of barriers to medication error reporting comes from public hospitals. This study aimed to explore the issue from a nurse’s perspective in private hospital. Methods...

The Effect of Education of Medication by Small Groups Discussion on Nursing Adherence in Intensive Care Units of Medication Standards

Introduction: Adherence of standards requires the continuous of education for nurses. Effective educational methods for increasing knowledge and enhancing skills is group discussion. The purpose is to determine the effect of education of medication by small groups discussion on nursing adherence in intensive care units of medication Standards. Methods: In this semi-experimental study the inten...