The most common drug class associated with registered nurse (RN) medication errors (ME) was cardiovascular drugs. These errors accounted for 24.7% of such preventable ...

The validity and cost-effectiveness of three methods for detecting medication errors were examined. A stratified random sample of 36 hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities in Colorado and Georgia ...

Serious medication errors are common in hospitals and often occur during order transcription or administration of medication. To help prevent such errors, technology has been developed to verify ...

COLUMBIA — So far this year, county disability agencies have reported 13 critical incidents involving medication errors, the state Department of Disabilities and Special Needs has told The Greenville ...

Neonates are a particularly vulnerable population and may be at further risk of harm from medication errors because of changing body size, weight-based dosages, off-label drug usage, availability of ...

Impact of the Methotrexate Administration Dose on the Need for Intrathecal Treatment in Children and Adolescents With Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma: Results of a Randomized Trial of the EICNHL Group ...

Although sleep deprivation has been shown to impair neurobehavioral performance, few studies have measured its effects on medical errors. We conducted a prospective, randomized study comparing the ...