Contributors and acknowledgements: Xuan Hao Chan, International Pharmaceutical Federation; Jane Sutton, University of Bath, United Kingdom; International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP); FIP Patient Safety Working Group; World Health Organization World Alliance for Patient Safety; Finnish Cultural Foundation; Finnish Pharmacists’ Association; Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki; Pharmac...

background: medication errors are mentioned as the most common important challenges threatening healthcare system in all countries worldwide. this study is conducted to investigate the most significant factors in refusal to report medication errors among nursing staff. methods: the cross-sectional study was conducted on all nursing staff of a selected education& treatment center in 2013. data w...

BACKGROUND In the past 10 years, medication errors have come to be recognised as an important cause of iatrogenic disease in hospital patients. AIMS To determine the incidence and type of medication errors in a large UK paediatric hospital over a five year period, and to ascertain whether any error prevention programmes had influenced error occurrence. METHODS Retrospective review of medica...

. 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...

Since there is no detailed hospital based incident reporting system, this study was designed to evaluate the medication errors associated with infusion pumps in intensive care unit (ICU). The investigation was conducted in a Teaching hospital in the form of a prospective, observational study. A sample size of 43 doses administered to ICU patients was chosen to enable reliable estimate of error ...

INTRODUCTION Medication errors are among the most prevalent medical errors leading to morbidity and mortality. Effective prevention of this type of errors depends on the presence of a well-organized reporting system. The purpose of this study was to explore medication error reporting rate and its barriers and facilitators among nurses in teaching hospitals of Urmia University of Medical Science...

BACKGROUND Medication errors are considered to be a serious threat to patients' safety. Efforts to detect and prevent these errors have increased considerably in recent years. AIM To determine the incidence and reporting rate of medication errors as reported by Iranian nurses and their relationship with work conditions in hospitals under the authority of Iran University of Medical Sciences. ...

since there is no detailed hospital based incident reporting system, this study was designed to evaluate the medication errors associated with infusion pumps in intensive care unit (icu). the investigation was conducted in a teaching hospital in the form of a prospective, observational study. a sample size of 43 doses administered to icu patients was chosen to enable reliable estimate of error ...

Since there is no detailed hospital based incident reporting system, this study was designed to evaluate the medication errors associated with infusion pumps in intensive care unit (ICU). The investigation was conducted in a Teaching hospital in the form of a prospective, observational study. A sample size of 43 doses administered to ICU patients was chosen to enable reliable estimate of error ...