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STUDY

Determinants of patient-reported medication errors: a comparison among seven countries.

Lu CY, Roughead E. Int J Clin Pract. 2011;65:733-740.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors common for hospital diabetes.

Nursing Times. April 1, 2011.

STUDY

Unintentional therapeutic errors involving insulin in the ambulatory setting reported to poison centers.

Spiller HA, Borys DJ, Ryan ML, Sawyer TS, Wilson BL. Ann Pharmacother. 2011;45:17-22.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Misadministration of IV insulin associated with dose measurement and hyperkalemia treatment.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 11, 2011;16:1-3.

STUDY

Therapeutic errors involving adults in the community setting: nature, causes and outcomes.

Taylor DM, Robinson J, MacLeod D, MacBean CE, Braitberg G. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2009;33:388-394.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR, Smetzer JL. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:847-853.

STUDY

Medication error reporting in nursing homes: identifying targets for patient safety improvement.

Greene SB, Williams CE, Pierson S, Hansen RA, Carey TS. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:218-222.

COMMENTARY

A Mid-Summer Fog

Braddock CH. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. November 2008.

COMMENTARY

Are Two Insulin Pumps Better Than One?

Cook CB. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors occurring with the use of bar-code administration technology.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. December 2008;5:122-126.

REVIEW

Year in review: medication mishaps in the elderly.

Peron EP, Marcum ZA, Boyce R, Hanlon JT, Handler SM. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2011;9:1-10.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Action needed to prevent dangerous heparin-insulin confusion.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 3, 2007;12:1-2.

STUDY

Identifying causes of adverse events detected by an automated trigger tool through in-depth analysis.

Muething SE, Conway PH, Kloppenborg E, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:435-439.

STUDY

Pediatric antidepressant medication errors in a national error reporting database.

Rinke ML, Bundy DG, Shore AD, Colantuoni E, Morlock LL, Miller MR. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2010;31:129-136.

STUDY

Trauma resuscitation errors and computer-assisted decision support.

Fitzgerald M, Cameron P, Mackenzie C, et al. Arch Surg. 2011;146:218-225.

STUDY

ED overcrowding is associated with an increased frequency of medication errors.

Kulstad EB, Sikka R, Sweis RT, Kelley KM, Rzechula KH. Am J Emerg Med. 2010;28:304-309.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety Authority Annual Reports.

Harrisburg, PA: Patient Safety Authority; April 2012.

STUDY

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

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

COMMENTARY

Safer out of hours primary care.

Cosford PA, Thomas JM. BMJ. 2010;340:c3194.

STUDY

Medication administration errors in assisted living: scope, characteristics, and the importance of staff training.

Zimmerman S, Love K, Sloane PD, Cohen LW, Reed D, Carder PC; Center for Excellence in Assisted Living-University of North Carolina Collaborative. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011;59:1060-1068.

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