| A systematic approach to improving medication safety in a pediatric intensive care unit. | |
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PMID: 22157489 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Safety and quality improvement are major issues in children's hospitals. Improving pediatric medication safety often takes on a larger role in pediatric units than in adult units due to the larger size differences and dose ranges found in a pediatric intensive care unit. This article reviews the literature and our own experience at the CS Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, to improve medication safety. The issues identified include (1) an effective pediatric medication safety governance structure within a larger hospital, (2) practice standardization strategies for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, (3) use of pharmacy technicians as unit medication managers, which reduces medication costs and decreases nursing time spent hunting for medications, and (4) methods to improve the safety culture in a pediatric intensive care unit. |
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Chris J Dickinson; Deborah S Wagner; Brenda E Shaw; Tonie A Owens; Deborah Pasko; Matthew F Niedner |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Critical care nursing quarterly Volume: 35 ISSN: 1550-5111 ISO Abbreviation: Crit Care Nurs Q Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-12-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8704517 Medline TA: Crit Care Nurs Q Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 15-26 Citation Subset: N |
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Division of Critical Care Medicine (Dr Niedner), Department of Pediatrics (Dr Dickinson), Department of Anesthesiology, School of Pharmacy (Ms Wagner), Pharmacy Department (Ms Pasko), University of Michigan Hospitals; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Nursing, CS Mott Children's Hospital (Mss Shaw and Owens), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. |
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