Managing Medication Errors by Design
- 1 November 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
- Vol. 24 (3) , 77-97
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00002727-200111000-00007
Abstract
It is estimated that over 7,000 U.S. citizens perish each year from medication errors. The critically ill are among the patient group at highest risk for a medication error. Knowledge is the key to error prevention. Applying information such as risk factors for error commission, new regulatory standards, and approaches to error management will maximize your patients' and your own safety.Keywords
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