Background Double-checking of medication administration is a safety practice used in hospitals around the world. Independence is recommended as the key to effectiveness. Independent double-checking ...

Groundbreaking Automated Technology Defines a New Standard in Medication Accuracy, Enhances Nursing Efficiency and Provides Financial Savings for Skilled Nursing Facilities BALTIMORE, March 10, 2011 ...

Serious medication errors are common in hospitals and often occur during order transcription or administration of medication. To help prevent such errors, technology has been developed to verify ...

Study finds that medication administration processes (MAPs) are frequently interrupted and these disruptions may create an opportunity for patient harm. Preparing medications for distribution to a ...

Since the enteral route is increasingly used as a means of medication administration, health care providers need to be cognizant of the potential complications and limitations associated with this ...

To reduce drug–nutrient interactions, it is important to consider timing of drug delivery in relation to EN. This is affected by both the frequency of medication administration and the enteral feeding ...