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STUDY

Comparing errors in ED computer-assisted vs conventional pediatric drug dosing and administration.

Yamamoto L, Kanemori J. Am J Emerg Med. 2010;28:588-592.

STUDY

Computerized order entry with limited decision support to prevent prescription errors in a PICU.

Kadmon G, Bron-Harlev E, Nahum E, Schiller O, Haski G, Shonfeld T. Pediatrics. 2009;124:945-950.

STUDY

Medication errors reported in a pediatric intensive care unit for oncologic patients.

Belela AS, Peterlini MA, Pedreira ML. Cancer Nurs. 2011;34:393-400.

REVIEW

The effect of computerized physician order entry on medication prescription errors and clinical outcome in pediatric and intensive care: a systematic review.

van Rosse F, Maat B, Rademaker CMA, van Vught AJ, Egberts ACG, Bollen CW. Pediatrics. 2009;123:1184-1190.

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NICU medication errors: identifying a risk profile for medication errors in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Stavroudis TA, Shore AD, Morlock L, Hicks RW, Bundy D, Miller MR. J Perinatol. 2010;30:459-468.

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Medical errors recovered by critical care nurses.

Dykes PC, Rothschild JM, Hurley AC. J Nurs Adm. 2010;40:241-246.

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Prevalence of medication administration errors in two medical units with automated prescription and dispensing.

Rodriguez-Gonzalez CG, Herranz-Alonso A, Martin-Barbero ML, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:72-78.

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The impact of traditional and smart pump infusion technology on nurse medication administration performance in a simulated inpatient unit.

Trbovich PL, Pinkney S, Cafazzo JA, Easty AC. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:430-434.

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Drug formulations that require potentially inaccurate volumes to prepare doses for infants and children.

Uppal N, Yasseen B, Seto W, Parshuram CS. CMAJ. 2011;183:E246-E248.

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Risk and pharmacoeconomic analyses of the injectable medication process in the paediatric and neonatal intensive care units.

De Giorgi I, Fonzo-Christe C, Cingria L, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2010;22:170-178.

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Automated drug dispensing system reduces medication errors in an intensive care setting.

Chapuis C, Roustit M, Bal G, et al. Crit Care Med. 2010;38:2275-2281.

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Selected medical errors in the intensive care unit: results of the IATROREF study: parts I and II.

Garrouste-Orgeas M, Timsit JF, Vesin A, et al; OUTCOMEREA Study Group. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010:181:134-142.

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Competence and certification of registered nurses and safety of patients in intensive care units.

Kendall-Gallagher D, Blegen MA. Am J Crit Care. 2009;18:106-113.

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Safety as a criterion for quality: The Critical Nursing Situation Index in paediatric critical care, an observational study.

de Neef M, Bos AP, Tol D. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2009;25:341-347.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Design for reliability: barcoded medication administration.

Hayden AC, Lanoue ET, Still CJ. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. July/August 2011;8:12-20.

STUDY

A "back to basics" approach to reduce ED medication errors.

Blank FSJ, Tobin J, Macomber S, Jaouen M, Dinoia M, Visintainer P. J Emerg Nurs. 2011;37:141-147.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Serious medication errors from intravenous administration of nimodipine oral capsules.

MedWatch Safety Alert, FDA Drug Safety Communication. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; August 2, 2010.

STUDY

Time-dependent drug–drug interaction alerts in care provider order entry: software may inhibit medication error reductions.

van der Sijs H, Lammers L, van den Tweel A, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16:864-868.

STUDY

The application of Aronson's taxonomy to medication errors in nursing.

Johnson M, Young H. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:128-135.

REVIEW

Work interruptions and their contribution to medication administration errors: an evidence review.

Biron AD, Loiselle CG, Lavoie-Tremblay M. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2009;6:70-86.

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