We conducted a prospective study in a 48-bed adult general medical unit of our hospital. The study investigators included pharmacists and nurses. Noninvestigators included pharmacists, nurses, and ...

What do all these medication errors have in common? A patient who was transferred from one hospital to another received a duplicate dose of insulin because the receiving nurse didn't know the ...

Because the patient is pale and short of breath, it is essential that the medication reconciliation process begin immediately. A paramedic hands you, the nurse, three prescription bottles found next ...