background about one third of unwanted reported medication consequences are due to medication errors, resulting in one-fifth of hospital injuries. objectives the aim of this study was determined formal and informal medication errors of nurses and the level of importance of factors in refusal to report medication errors among nurses. patients and methods the cross-sectional study was done on the...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Despite advances, inappropriate analgesic treatment for burn patients is still seen. The objective of this review was to collect data on pain management in burn patients. CONTENT We reviewed the mechanisms of pain, burn patient assessment, as well as pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment. CONCLUSION Pain management in burn patients is still a challenge ...

. 12.00 background: medication therapy is one of the most complex and high-risk clinical processes that nurses deal with. medication error is the most common type of error that brings about damage and death to patients, especially pediatric ones. however, these errors are preventable. identifying and preventing undesirable events leading to medication errors are the main risk management activit...

Aim: This study aimed to ascertain registered mental health nurses’ perceptions of their role involving medication management interventions with clients and their carers. Medicine-related interventions include administration, assessment of education, liaison with service users Design and methods: The study used a qualitative design. Ten registered nurses were interviewed. all related to the nur...

OBJECTIVE To improve understanding of the medication reconciliation process, its effect on patient care and outcomes, and how pharmacists can contribute to improving this process using a standardized framework of service delivery defined in the context of medication therapy management. SUMMARY Medication reconciliation is an integral part of the care transitions process in which health care p...

evaluation and improvement of drug management process is essential for patient safety. the present study was performed whit the aim of assessing risk of drug management process in women surgery department of qeh using hfmea method in 2013. a mixed method was used to analys failure modes and their effects with hfmea. to classify failure modes; nursing errors in clinical management model, for cla...