Two-thirds of older adults experience medication errors during hospital stays, particularly when moving between different care settings, according to new research published in BMC Geriatrics.
A new study has found a direct link between nurse burnout and unfavorable patient and facility outcomes, including medication errors and a degraded safety culture. The meta-analysis of 85 studies and ...
A qualitative case series research study sponsored by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and published in Clinical Diabetes provides the first published examples of protocols to help guide ...
SOLANA BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2002--A new study reports 40 potentially harmful drug errors a day, on average, in the 36 hospitals and nursing homes examined. Today, Bridge Medical -- ...
If the correct medication, given in the correct dosage, nonetheless is a time-released product, for example, it may cause harm to a patient with difficulty swallowing if a thoughtful nurse crushed and ...
Four years ago, inside the most prestigious hospital in Tennessee, nurse RaDonda Vaught withdrew a vial from an electronic medication cabinet, administered the drug to a patient and somehow overlooked ...
John Hoyle and Bill Fales were awarded the Emergency Medical Services for Children Targeted Issues Grant. (WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Courtesy Photo ) KALAMAZOO, MI - Two professors ...
RaDonda Vaught, a Tennessee nurse, is the central figure in a criminal case that has captivated and horrified medical professionals nationwide. Vaught, 36, of Bethpage, has been criminally indicted on ...