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Specific to High-Risk Drugs

•Anticoagulants (56)

•Insulin (33)

•Chemotherapeutic Agents (43)

•Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Drugs (57)

•Opiates/Narcotics (41)

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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (82)

•Active Errors (99)

•Latent Errors (24)

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•Quality Improvement Strategies (115)

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•Error Reporting and Analysis (82)

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•Medicine (199)

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•Pharmacy (121)

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•Health Care Providers (246)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (211)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (44)

•Patients (20)

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•Hospitals (148)

•Psychiatric Facilities (1)

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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

Unreported errors in the intensive care unit: a case study of the way we work.

Henneman EA. Crit Care Nurse. 2007;27:27-34.

STUDY

Risk factors for adverse drug events: a 10-year analysis.

Evans RS, Lloyd JF, Stoddard GJ, Nebeker JR, Samore MH. Ann Pharmacother. 2005;39:1161-1168.

STUDY

Adverse drug events in hospitalized cardiac patients.

Fanikos J, Cina JL, Baroletti S, Fiumara K, Matta L, Goldhaber SZ. Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:1465-1469.

COMMENTARY

The contribution of labelling to safe medication administration in anaesthetic practice.

Merry AF, Shipp DH, Lowinger JS. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2011;25:145-159.

STUDY

Use of a standardized protocol to decrease medication errors and adverse events related to sliding scale insulin.

Donihi AC, DiNardo MM, DeVita MA, Korytkowski MT. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:89-91.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Eliminating insulin errors: RPhs share tricks.

Cassell DK. Drug Topics: Health-System Edition. March 20, 2006.

STUDY

Medication discrepancies upon hospital to skilled nursing facility transitions.

Tjia J, Bonner A, Briesacher BA, McGee S, Terrill E, Miller K. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24:630-635.

COMMENTARY

2009 National Patient Safety Goals.

Saufl NM. J Perianesth Nurs. 2009;24:114-118.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Safety first.

Feinmann J. BMJ. 2009;338:b420.

REVIEW

Adverse events associated with sedatives, analgesics, and other drugs that provide patient comfort in the intensive care unit.

Riker RR, Fraser GL. Pharmacotherapy. 2005;25:8S-18S.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Error-prone conditions that lead to student nurse-related errors.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. October 18, 2007;12:1-2.

COMMENTARY

The perianesthesia nurse's role in the prevention of opioid-related sentinel events.

Pasero C. J Perianesth Nurs. 2013;28:31-37.

COMMENTARY

A medication safety education program to reduce the risk of harm caused by medication errors.

Dennison RD. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2007;38:176-184.

STUDY

Prescribing discrepancies likely to cause adverse drug events after patient transfer.

Boockvar KS, Liu S, Goldstein N, Nebeker J, Siu A, Fried T. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:32-36.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Dose of technology helps Shands at UF avoid drug errors.

Chun D. Gainsville Sun. August 21, 2006.

STUDY

High-risk, high-alert medication management practices in a regional state psychiatric facility.

McKee J, Cleary S. Hosp Pharm. 2007;42:323–330.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Common cause analysis.

Clapper C, Crea K. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. May/June 2010;7:30-35.

STUDY

Clinical and safety impact of an inpatient pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service.

Schillig J, Kaatz S, Hudson M, Krol GD, Szandzik EG, Kalus JS. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:322-328.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR, Smetzer JL. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:18-21.

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