One of the most serious responsibilities that healthcare providers have is administering medications correctly. There are seven rights of medication administration and three checks to protect patients ...

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 ...

This study demonstrates that a simple, relatively inexpensive, and easy to implement continuing-education strategy can contribute to improved medication administration practice. Many of the strategies ...

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices added three new items to its list of medication safety best practices for hospitals to focus on in 2022-23, the organization said Feb. 9. ISMP first ...

Correct administration of medication at home to a child undergoing cancer treatment is critical to both curing the disease and minimizing adverse effects of treatment. The most common childhood cancer ...

A medication aide is an unlicensed assistive staff person who administers medications. Research shows that safety (in terms of number of medication errors made) does not differ significantly between ...

Chemotherapy administration is a highly complex and distributed task in both the inpatient and outpatient infusion center settings. The American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Oncology Nursing ...

In the pursuit of safer and more efficient medication administration practices, healthcare institutions around the world are embracing innovative solutions. The journey of implementing closed-loop ...

CMS has issued a revision to its “30-minute” rule on the administration of medication in hospitals, according to a Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program blog post and a copy of the notification ...