Quality & Errors

While there are many mandates brought about by healthcare reform, healthcare organizations are beginning to understand how much...Read More »

Certain information should be available when medication errors are being prescribed. Age is one of the elements. Name at least four more...Read More »

Certain information should be available when medication errors are being prescribed. Age is one of the elements. Name at least four more...Read More »

Q: At our facility, we were found noncompliant with MM.04.01.01 EP 13, requiring a hospital to implement medication order policies. What...Read More »

these patients find themselves in the hospital for a variety of reasons, the process of medication reconciliation continues to be a problem...Read More »

True or false: Adverse drug reactions, as well as medication errors, pose a serious safety risk to patients. Hospitals must have a process in...Read More »

In November 2000, the Needlestick Safety and ­Prevention Act (NSPA) was passed by the federal government. The act, which was...Read More »

Q: What process should I have in place for clarifying incomplete medication orders? Read More »

Q: What should my nursing staff know when it comes to medication management? Read More »

Q: How do I make sure solutions and medications are being labeled in anesthesia and on the back table?Read More »