The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of medication errors happened during the preparation and administration of intravenous (IV) drugs. This study was designed as prospective cross-sectional evaluations by direct unconcealed observation in a setting consisted of orthopedic, general surgery and gastroenterology wards of a teaching hospital. Participants were those patients hospit...

Administering medicAtion is one of the most common interventions in health care, but the complexity of the medication process can lead to unintended outcomes (rozich et al 2003, mcBride-Henry and Foureur 2006, sheu et al 2008). in recent years the use of medicines has grown, and there has been an increase in new products available (ndosi and newell 2008). rapid advances in technology and medici...

INTRODUCTION Medication errors have significant implications on patient safety. Error detection through an active management and effective reporting system discloses medication errors and encourages safe practices. OBJECTIVES To improve patient safety through determining and reducing the major causes of medication errors (MEs), after applying tailored preventive strategies. METHODOLOGY A pr...

PURPOSE Anticoagulant drugs are among the most common medications that cause adverse drug events (ADEs) in hospitalized patients. We performed a 5-year retrospective study at Brigham and Women's Hospital to determine clinical characteristics, types, root causes, and outcomes of anticoagulant-associated ADEs. METHODS We reviewed all inpatient anticoagulant-associated ADEs, including adverse dr...

Most nurses first hear the phrase “medication error” during their basic professional education. Concern for jeopardizing patient safety by committing a medication error traditionally has been instilled deeply into student nurses. Medication errors are a very real and frightening event in health care, and they deserve the concern associated with them. A 2000 report by the Institute of Medicine (...

the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of medication errors happened during the preparation and administration of intravenous (iv) drugs. this study was designed as prospective cross-sectional evaluations by direct unconcealed observation in a setting consisted of orthopedic, general surgery and gastroenterology wards of a teaching hospital. participants were those patients hospit...