introduction: despite potential benefits of cpoe (computerized physician order entry) systems, recent studies have cast some doubts on their role in reducing errors. cpoe systems with poorly designed interfaces have proven to cause dissatisfaction and introduce new kinds of errors in the ordering process. the main objective of this study is to identify problems related to a cpoe medication syst...

medication errors are one of the important factors that increase fatal injuries to the patients and burden significant economic costs to the health care. an appropriate medical history could reduce errors related to omission of the previous drugs at the time of hospitalization. the aim of this study, as first one in iran, was evaluating the discrepancies between medication histories obtained by...

Medication administration is an increasingly complex process that requires adaptability by nurses. In this study, twenty-one observational sessions of the medication administration process were conducted on a Medical/Surgical unit, and the processes used by nurses were analyzed to discover systemic process variability and determine possible best practices. When nurses instituted a patient medic...