| Medication errors from an emergency room setting: safety solutions for nurses. | |
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PMID: 20541067 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Medication errors represent a failure in the medication use process and can increase morbidity and mortality. The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention maintains a taxonomy that assists in standardized reporting, evaluating, and trending of medication error data. Many emergency departments are overcrowded from the increased responsibility of providing emergency and nonurgent medical care. Nursing staff in emergency departments is inadequate to handle the overload of patient visits. As a result, care is fragmented and methods designed to support patient safety are compromised. The most frequently reported error in emergency department care is medication error. This article analyzes methods to reduce medication errors in the emergency department. |
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Authors:
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Elaine Hillin; Rodney W Hicks |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Critical care nursing clinics of North America Volume: 22 ISSN: 1558-3481 ISO Abbreviation: Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
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Created Date: 2010-06-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8912620 Medline TA: Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 191-6 Citation Subset: N |
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Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 Fourth, Mail Stop 6264, Lubbock, TX 79430-6264, USA. |
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