Medication errors
The incidence and types of medication errors in patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in resource-constrained settings.
... of medication errors in this setting was high following the active screening ...of medication errors [2–5,7–9]. The incidence rate of medication errors was higher among patients ...
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Risk factors for medication errors in the electronic and manual prescription1
... to medication were the same for both ...for medication errors, concerning the following aspects: illegibility, prescription with brand name and presence of essential items that provide a safe and ...
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Abbreviations and symbols in a large sample of medicinal package leaflets: automatic detection and comprehension assessment
... Medicines package leaflets (PL) need to be clear and comprehensible, according to legal recommendations. Abbreviations and symbols (A&S) are not recommended since their use may lead to misunderstandings and ...
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Types and frequency of errors in the preparation and administration of drugs
... of medication- related adverse events, such as adverse reactions, interactions, allergic reactions, and medication ...for medication errors in this department is observed, primarily, by the ...
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ERROS NA ADMINISTRAÇÃO DE MEDICAMENTOS PELOS PROFISSIONAIS DE ENFERMAGEM ERRORS IN MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION BY NURSING PROFESSIONALS
... pharmacists and technicians, to educate them to take action in the event of an error, without fear of punishment, and to engage in order to obtain a practice safe administration of medicines to clients. It is necessary ...
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Clinics vol.72 número1
... METHOD: This prospective, open-label, non-randomized study was performed in a medium-complexity hospital in Sa˜o Paulo, Brazil. The intervention involved four activities: 1) an interactive lecture, 2) a practical class, ...
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Strategies for the prevention of errors in medication administration: a contribution to nursing practice
... of medication have different causal reasons, not related only to the stage of preparation and administration of the ...of medication errors permeates a range of factors, including: the high workload ...
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Rev. esc. enferm. USP vol.44 número1 en a20v44n1
... omission errors could be avoided, especially re- garding the lack of peripheral access and lack of medica- tion at the moment of its administration, if nurses super- vised the administration of ...
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Braz. J. Pharm. Sci. vol.52 número1
... possible medication errors, and consequently harm to patients, is the medication reconciliation, a process in which drugs used by patients prior to hospitalization can be compared with those ...
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Rev. LatinoAm. Enfermagem vol.18 número6
... dose errors that occurred in general medical units of five Brazilian hospitals and to identify the pharmacological classes involved in these ...1,425 medication errors and the sample of 215 dose ...
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Nursing errors in the medication process: television electronic media analysis Errores de enfermería en el proceso de medicación: análisis de medio electrónico televisivo
... about medication errors in ...of medication error were analyzed, including 25 news ...of medication errors and Reaction of those (allegedly) involved and (2) Reactions, feelings and ...
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Ciênc. saúde coletiva vol.20 número3
... Gray JE, Goldmann DA. Medication errors in the neo- natal intensive care unit: Special patients, unique issues. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2004; 89(6):472-473. Sharek PJ, Horbar JD, Mason W, Bisarya ...
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Nursing errors in the medication process: television electronic media analysis
... Due to the limited resources of search and organization of the results found in the electronic documentary database used as source of data (G1), the links to news stories found with the use of the uncontrolled terms ...
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Rev. LatinoAm. Enfermagem vol.18 número6
... 36 domains scores and health changes were compared between nurses and nursing technicians, and between professionals who reported medication errors and those who did not. The non-parametric Mann-Whitney ...
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Adverse event versus medication error: perceptions of nursing staff acting in intensive care
... the medication errors as they occur as a result of a chain of events that occur in a bad elaborated ...transcription errors, flaws in interaction with other services, failures in the doses ...
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Braz. J. Pharm. Sci. vol.48 número1
... Polypharmacy, deined as the use of two or more drugs at the same time, occurs mainly in elderly patients with comorbidities, but may also take place due to lack of coordination between prescribers and ...
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Medication-related inpatient falls: a critical review
... Our study shows that central nervous system medications, particularly in the following order: anxiolytics, hypnotics and sedatives, antipsychotics, opioids, antiepileptics and antidepressants, seem to be associated with ...
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Smart modular dispenser for medication administration
... the medication taking, emitting sound and luminous alerts whose purpose is to assist the patient in the execution of the correct intake, avoiding forgetfulness that causes deviations in the prescribed intake ...
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Factors associated with elderly diabetic adherence to treatment in primary health care
... Abstract This study aimed to investigate factors associated with the treatment adherence of 150 elderly diabetics assisted in gerontogeriatric out- patient service in northeastern Brazil. Full adher- ence to therapy was ...
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A tool for errors detection in printed circuit boards production
... A tool for errors detection in printed circuit boards production, A... A tool for errors detection in printed circuit boards production, A..[r] ...
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