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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (85)

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•Quality Improvement Strategies (81)

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•Medicine (178)

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•Health Care Providers (250)

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•Hospitals (178)

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COMMENTARY

Cups of Error

Blegen MA, Pepper GA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2006.

STUDY

Spreading a medication administration intervention organizationwide in six hospitals.

Kliger J, Singer S, Hoffman F, O'Neil E. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:51-60.

STUDY

Characteristics of medication errors made by students during the administration phase: a descriptive study.

Wolf ZR, Hicks R, Serembus JF. J Prof Nurs. 2006;22:39-51.

COMMENTARY

Workaround Error

Pape T. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. Febuary 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Promethazine conundrum: IV can hurt more than IM injection!

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 2, 2006;11:1-3.

COMMENTARY

Medication errors: don't let them happen to you.

Anderson P, Townsend T. Amer Nurs Today. March 2010;5:23-27.

STUDY

Frequency and type of errors and near errors reported by critical care nurses.

Balas MC, Scott LD, Rogers AE. Can J Nurs Res. 2006;38:24-41.

STUDY

No interruptions please: impact of a no interruption zone on medication safety in intensive care units.

Anthony K, Wiencek C, Bauer C, Daly B, Anthony MK. Crit Care Nurse. 2010;30:21-29.

COMMENTARY

Improving the safety of medication administration using an interactive CD-ROM program.

Schneider PJ, Pedersen CA, Montanya KR, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63:59-64.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:725-728.

COMMENTARY

Improving process while changing practice: FMEA and medication administration.

Riehle MA, Bergeron D, Hyrkäs K. Nurs Manage. 2008;39:28-33.

COMMENTARY

Time to get off this pig's back?: the human factors aspects of the mismatch between device and real-world knowledge in the health care environment.

Nunnally ME, Bitan Y. J Patient Saf. 2006;2:124-131.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Smart pump custom concentrations without hard "low concentration" alerts.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 23, 2012;17:1,3-4.

STUDY

Use of dimensional analysis to reduce medication errors.

Greenfield S, Whelan B, Cohn E. J Nurs Educ. 2006;45:91-94.

STUDY

Detection and prevention of medication errors using real-time bedside nurse charting.

Nelson NC, Evans RS, Samore MH, Gardner RM. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2005;12:390-397.

COMMENTARY

A model of chemotherapy education for novice oncology nurses that supports a culture of safety.

Sheridan-Leos N. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2007;11:545-551.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Administering a saline flush "site unseen" can lead to a wrong route error.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 16, 2013;18:1-3.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Preventing vincristine administration errors.

The Joint Commission. Sentinel Event Alert. July 14, 2005;(34):1-3.

STUDY

Nurse interruptions pre- and post-implementation of a point-of-care medication administration system.

Stamp KD, Willis DG. J Nurs Care Qual. 2010;25:231-239.

STUDY

Errors in the administration of intravenous medication in Brazilian hospitals.

Anselmi ML, Peduzzi M, Dos Santos CB. J Clin Nurs. 2007;16:1839-1847.

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