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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Medication errors: a year in review.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Pharmacy Practice News. October 2011:7-14.
STUDY
Intravenous infusion safety technology: return on investment.
Danello SH, Maddox RR, Schaack GJ. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:680-687, 696.
COMMENTARY
The Role of Bar Coding and Smart Pumps in Safety
Jeffrey M. Rothschild, MD, MPH; Carol Keohane, RN, BSN AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2008.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Proper positioning of pharmacy label on Hospira PCA vials will avoid interference with scanning.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 14, 2008;13:1-3.
COMMENTARY
Resuscitation Errors: A Shocking Problem
Abella BS, Edelson DP. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2007.
REVIEW
Enteral feeding misconnections: an update.
Guenter P, Hicks RW, Simmons D. Nutr Clin Pract. 2009;24:325-334.
COMMENTARY
ISMP medication error report analysis.
Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:960-964.
COMMENTARY
ISMP medication error report analysis.
Cohen MR, Smetzer JL. Hosp Pharm. 2010;45:191-195.
COMMENTARY
ISMP medication error report analysis.
Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:654-657.
STUDY
Impact of a comprehensive safety initiative on patient-controlled analgesia errors.
Paul JE, Bertram B, Antoni K, et al. Anesthesiology. 2010;113:1427-1432.
COMMENTARY
Medication safety technologies: what is and is not working.
Bates DW, Wachter RM, Vanderveen T. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. July/August 2009;6:22-27.
COMMENTARY
Where’s the Feeding Tube?
Metheny MA., Meert KL, AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2008.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Wrist tag 'offers drug warning.'
BBC News. August 9, 2005.
STUDY
Evaluating alert fatigue over time to EHR-based clinical trial alerts: findings from a randomized controlled study.
Embi PJ, Leonard AC. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:e145-e148.
STUDY
ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: dispensing and administration—2008.
Pedersen CA, Schneider P, Scheckelhoff DJ. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66:926-946.
STUDY
Enhancing patient safety with intelligent intravenous infusion devices: experience in a specialty cardiac hospital.
Wood JL, Burnette JS. Heart Lung. 2012;41:173-176.
BOOK/REPORT
Information Design for Patient Safety: A Guide to the Graphic Design of Medication Packaging. 2nd edition.
London, England: The Helen Hamlyn Research Centre and the National Patient Safety Agency; 2007.
COMMENTARY
Perfusion safety: new initiatives and enduring principles.
Kurusz M. Perfusion. 2011;26(suppl 1):6-14.
STUDY
Evaluation of consistency in dosing directions and measuring devices for pediatric nonprescription liquid medications.
Yin HS, Wolf MS, Dreyer BP, Sanders LM, Parker RM. JAMA. 2010;304:2595-2602.
STUDY
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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