The ISMP guidelines are not designed to be adopted unchanged by hospitals to represent the hospital's medication administration policies. Instead, the ISMP believes that each hospital (through an ...

The last element of the 5 Rs -- right time -- has often been governed by the "30-minute medication rule." For as long as many nurses can remember, every hospital, unit, and nurse has passed ...

Researchers have developed a system that uses wireless radio signals and artificial intelligence to detect errors in patients' use of inhalers and insulin pens. The technology could reduce unnecessary ...

A Measure of Safety: Preventing Infection During Medication Administration The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from ...

This study investigated the current status of nursing interruption events and analyzed the time costs, priority of events, and factors influencing interruptions. Objectives: To investigate the status ...

As increasing numbers of children are taking medicine while at school, parents should be aware of school policies and be sure that they provide both permission and instructions. Good communication ...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming our society, including many aspects of academic medicine: administration, research, clinical care, and in policy and regulatory environments. Healthcare ...