Download or read book Medication Errors Guidebook written by Caroline Young and published by UniversityOfHealthCare. This book was released on 2005 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an authoritative, compelling, well-written book that will eave the reader with a comprehensive view of medication errors and what to do about them. It is for everyone in the healthcare field plus the public. Upon completion of this book readers will be able to discuss the increase in medical and medication errors, describe the scope of the problem, and understand how drugs are ordered and delivered.
Download or read book Lippincott s Guide to Preventing Medication Errors written by Amy Morrison Karch and published by Springhouse Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to avoid or to address medication errors by focusing on the five "rights" of nursing drug administration: the right patient, the right drug, the right dose, the right route, and the right time. Introductory chapter explains what drugs are and how they work, and the role of nurses in drug administration. Actual medication errors are interspersed throughout the text, presented as case examples, and supported by a comprehensive index, including court cases, drug names, and types of errors. Also offers several appendices, including dangerous drug interactions, antidotes for poisoning and overdose, common pharmacologic abbreviations, and a quick-reference conversion chart.
Download or read book Medication Reconciliation Handbook written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook is an invaluable tool for health care organizations seeking to implement an effective medication reconciliation process. Medication errors commonly occur at points of transition in care, such as at admission, during transfer from one department to another, or at discharge. A medication reconciliation process can help your organization decrease the incidents of medication errors at these points. Numerous case studies describe successes in forming a team to incorporate medication reconciliation in their processes. The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goal on medication reconciliation is also discussed.
Download or read book Preventing Medication Errors written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-01-11 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1996 the Institute of Medicine launched the Quality Chasm Series, a series of reports focused on assessing and improving the nation's quality of health care. Preventing Medication Errors is the newest volume in the series. Responding to the key messages in earlier volumes of the seriesâ€"To Err Is Human (2000), Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001), and Patient Safety (2004)â€"this book sets forth an agenda for improving the safety of medication use. It begins by providing an overview of the system for drug development, regulation, distribution, and use. Preventing Medication Errors also examines the peer-reviewed literature on the incidence and the cost of medication errors and the effectiveness of error prevention strategies. Presenting data that will foster the reduction of medication errors, the book provides action agendas detailing the measures needed to improve the safety of medication use in both the short- and long-term. Patients, primary health care providers, health care organizations, purchasers of group health care, legislators, and those affiliated with providing medications and medication- related products and services will benefit from this guide to reducing medication errors.
Download or read book Nursing2022 Drug Handbook written by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 2933 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE #1 Drug Guide for nurses & other clinicians...always dependable, always up to date! Look for these outstanding features: Completely updated nursing-focused drug monographs featuring 3,500 generic, brand-name, and combination drugs in an easy A-to-Z format NEW 32 brand-new FDA-approved drugs in this edition, including the COVID-19 drug remdesivir—tabbed and conveniently grouped in a handy “NEW DRUGS” section for easy retrieval NEW Thousands of clinical updates—new dosages and indications, Black Box warnings, genetic-related information, adverse reactions, nursing considerations, clinical alerts, and patient teaching information Special focus on U.S. and Canadian drug safety issues and concerns Photoguide insert with images of 439 commonly prescribed tablets and capsules
Download or read book The Patient s Guide to Preventing Medical Errors written by Karin J. Berntsen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-10-30 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nation watched in horror as 17-year-old Jessica Santillian died needlessly after a heart-lung transplant in 2003. She had been given organs with the wrong blood type. That error killed her. It is just one among tens of thousands of less publicized errors that occur in U.S. hospitals each year. Author Karin Berntsen, a veteran of the hospital and health care industry, takes us through the headlines, and the events never publicized, into hospital wards and surgical rooms to see how errors are made causing disability or death. She gives graphic examples of actual events that illustrate the problems cited in a federal Institute of Medicine report showing medical errors in the hospital cause 44,000 to 98,000 deaths each year. Those errors include medication mistakes, wrong site or side surgery, and botched transfusions. Berntsen explains why these are not just human errors with one or two people responsible; they are systems failures that require a major culture change to remedy. And that change, she argues, may not come without action by the very people the medical system is designed to help: patients. She offers clear actions consumers can take to assure they are not on the receiving end of a medical error. The book details over 200 tips for improving patient safety. U.S. hospitals have countless stories of miraculous healing and recovery; the greatest technology, most advanced medicines, and best research in the world. On the other hand, we have a system where medical errors bring more than 120 fatalities each day across the country in hospitals. An airline crash causing that many deaths daily would paralyze that industry. But because the deaths and harm are diluted across and deep within the silence of hospitals, it is easier to be complacent. There is, says Berntsen, an urgent need to pause and take inventory, a need for clinicians and consumers to come together as partners for change.
Download or read book Medication Errors written by Michael Richard Cohen and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the large number of new drugs approved over the past 25 years--many highly potent and complex--it's no surprise that medication errors occur. Although most are not serious, some cause irreparable harm and fatalities. Medication Errors takes an in-depth look at factors that contribute to medication errors and recommends steps for preventing them at the micro and macro levels.
Download or read book The Consumer s Guide to Medical Mistakes written by Robert A. Peraino and published by Vantage Press, Inc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Medication Errors Book and Cd written by Daniel Farb, M.D. and published by Universityofhealthcare. This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an authoritive, compelling, well-written course loaded with questions, interactivity, and videos that will leave the reader with a comprehensive view of the medication errors and what to do about them. This course is for everyone in the medical field.
Download or read book Davis s Drug Guide for Nurses written by Judith Hopfer Deglin and published by F. A. Davis Company. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New edition of the number one nursing drug guide in the educational market.
Download or read book Disclosing Medical Errors written by and published by Joint Commission on. This book was released on 2007-01 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Practical Guide to Avoiding Medical Errors written by American Health Consultants and published by Amer Health Consultant. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Safe Meds written by Peggy Przybycien and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing the growing problem of medication errors in practice, this groundbreaking workbook/CD-ROM provides students with the "real-world" experience they need to succeed. Safe Meds provides students with a hands-on learning environment that exposes them to medication administration challenges, dosage and solution problems, and issues of safe practice. Students interact with 11 unique patients in a multi-level hospital that exposes them to over 50 of the most commonly recognized medication administration errors in practice today - reinforcing safety through critical thinking. Provides a realistic clinical simulation allowing students to work with 11 unique patients Contains over 50 of the most commonly recognized medication administration errors embedded throughout the simulation forcing students to think critically and apply judgement to reinforce safe practice Includes a workbook with activities for patient assessments, preparing and administering medications, and monitoring patient progress - simulating safe medication practices Includes realistic medication administration records, charts, and electronic patient records that correlate to the patient's stay in the hospital Contains an electronic drug reference for immediate access to pertinent drug information Evaluates learning outcomes related to clinical competencies by tracking and reporting correct and incorrect medications administered Offers an online testing function, allowing faculty to assess student learning with NCLEX® examination-style questions related to each patient Includes student access to the Evolve website with an Evolve orientation, a Getting Started demonstration, FAQs, and technical assistance Features a Medication Scorecard providing immediate feedback on medications administered correctly
Download or read book Drug Information Handbook written by Charles F. Lacy and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Drug Information Handbook continues to set the industry standard with hundreds of thousands of copies sold! This easy-to-use reference is a must-have for all clinicians and healthcare professionals seeking quick access to concise, comprehensive drug information. Endorsed by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), Lexi-Comp's Drug Information Handbook is trusted by practitioners everywhere to help improve patient outcomes and prevent medication errors.
Download or read book An ABC of Medical Errors written by Ahmed Al-Mandhari and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assistance with Self Administration of Medication Easy Study Guide written by Michelle Broomfield and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Assistance with self-administration of medication text will provide the CNA and the Home Health Aid (HHA)and other individuals/ caregivers with information regarding Legal standards, Medication Interactions, Indication for use, Medication Dosage, Routes and forms of administration, the written Physician's order, Medication label content, RIGHTS of Medication Administration, Allergies / Anaphylaxis, Medication Errors, Medication classification, Record Keeping, Proper Storage of medications, Proper Disposal of medications, Abbreviations and meaning, Infection Control, Self-Administration procedures and so much more.
Download or read book Guidebook to Enteral Medication Administration written by Joseph Boullata and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
