Medication Errors

Portada
Michael Richard Cohen
American Pharmacist Associa, 2007 - 680 páginas
Medication Errors is the most comprehensive, a01itative examination of the causes of and means to preventing medication errors in print. It helps readers understand the system-based causes of medication errors, including pharmaceutical trademarks, drug packaging and labeling, and error-prone abbreviations and dose expressions, as well as the patients role in preventing medication errors. The book also examines preventing medication errors in relation to specific medications, patients, and conditions; reducing risk and creating a just culture of safety through medication error reporting systems; disclosing medication errors to patients; conducting risk analysis and treatment; and following the clinical bioethics of safe medication practices.
 

Índice

The Foundation of Medical Error Prevention
3
Research on Errors in Dispensing and Medication Administration
15
Contents
23
Health Care Providers Experiences with Making Fatal Medication Errors
43
Understanding the Causes of Medication Errors
53
Root Cause Analysis of Medication Errors
67
The Role of Drug Names in Medication Errors
87
The Role of Drug Packaging and Labeling in Medication Errors
111
The Patients Role in Preventing Medication Errors
289
Preventing Medication Errors
315
Using Technology to Prevent Medication Errors
413
Preventing Medication Errors in Cancer Chemotherapy
445
Preventing Medication Errors in Pediatric and Neonatal Patients
469
Preventing Medication Errors with Immunologic Drugs
493
Reducing Risks and Creating a Just Culture of Safety
511
Disclosing Medication Errors to Patients and Families
551

ErrorProne Abbreviations and Dose Expressions
153
Preventing Medication Errors A Shared Responsibility
173
Preventing Dispensing Errors
205
Preventing Drug Administration Errors
235
Preventing Medication Errors Related to Drug Delivery Devices
275
Health Care Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
561
The Clinical Bioethics of Safe Medication Practices
587
Managing Medication Risks through a Culture of Safety
605
Index
655
Página de créditos

Otras ediciones - Ver todo

Términos y frases comunes

Información bibliográfica