Second Edition
by Michael R. Cohen
Medication Errors provides the health care community with practical guidance to make patients who take or receive medications safer.
Features:
- Numerous insights into the causes of medication errors, including drug names, drug packaging and labeling, and error-prone abbreviations and dose expressions
- In-depth analysis of prescribing errors, dispensing errors, drug administration errors, and errors related to drug-delivery devices, using examples of actual errors for illustration
- Detailed discussions of specialty areas fraught with risk: cancer chemotherapy, pediatric and neonatal patients, and immunologic drugs
- Dozens of tables and figures throughout, plus a color plate section, capturing key information concisely
Contents
Preparing for Action
- Systems Analysis and Redesign: The Foundation of Medical Error Prevention
- Research on Errors in Dispensing and Medication Administration
- Health Care Providers' Experiences with Making Fatal Medication Errors
Understanding the Causes of Medication Errors
- Causes of Medication Errors
- Root Cause Analysis of Medication Errors
- The Role of Drug Names in Medication Errors
- The Role of Drug Packaging and Labeling in Medication Errors
- Error-Prone Abbreviations and Dose Expressions
Preventing Medication Errors: A Shared Responsibility
- Preventing Prescribing Errors
- Preventing Dispensing Errors
- Preventing Drug Administration Errors
- Preventing Medication Errors Related to Drug Delivery Devices
- The Patient's Role in Preventing Medication Errors
Preventing Medication Errors: Specific Medications, Patients, and Conditions
- High-Alert Medications: Safeguarding Against Errors
- Using Technology to Prevent Medication Errors
- Preventing Medication Errors in Cancer Chemotherapy
- Preventing Medication Errors in Pediatric and Neonatal Patients
- Preventing Medication Errors with Immunologic Drugs
Reducing Risks and Creating a Just Culture of Safety
- Medication Error Reporting Systems
- Disclosing Medication Errors to Patients and Families
- Health Care Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
- The Clinical Bioethics of Safe Medication Practices
- Managing Medication Risks Through a Culture of Safety
Index
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