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OverviewIn the second, expanded edition of the acclaimed Medication Errors (1999), Michael R. Cohen brings together some 30 experts from pharmacy, medicine, nursing, and risk management to provide the best, most current thinking about medication errors. Their contributions make this the most comprehensive, authoritative examination in print of the causes of medication errors and strategies to prevent them. Medication Errors provides the health care community—acute care, long-term care, ambulatory care, the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory affairs, and academia—with practical guidance to make patients who take or receive medications safer. Key Features: Numerous insights into the causes of medication errors, including drug names, drug packaging and labeling, and error-prone abbreviations and dose expressions. In-depth analyses of prescribing errors, dispensing errors, drug administration errors, and errors related to drug-delivery devices, using examples of actual errors for illustration. Detailed discussions of specialty areas fraught with risk: cancer chemotherapy, pediatric and neonatal patients, and immunologic drugs. A comprehensive chapter on “high-alert” medications—those drugs most frequently involved in harmful events—with precautions that should be taken to avoid such mishaps. Dozens of tables and figures throughout, plus a color plate section, capturing key information concisely. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael CohenPublisher: American Pharmacists Association Imprint: American Pharmacists Association Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 18.30cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.361kg ISBN: 9781582120928ISBN 10: 1582120927 Pages: 680 Publication Date: 16 December 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9781582120928 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. Systems Analysis and Redesign: The Foundation of Medical Error Prevention. Research on Errors in Dispensing and Medication Administration. Health Care Providers’ Experiences with Making Fatal Medication Errors. Causes of Medication Errors. Root Cause Analysis of Medication Errors. The Role of Drug Names in Medication Errors. The Role of Drug Packaging and Labeling in Medication Errors. Error-Prone Abbreviations and Dose Expressions. Preventing Prescribing Errors. Preventing Dispensing Errors. Preventing Drug Administration Errors. Preventing Medication Errors Related to Drug Delivery Devices. The Patient’s Role in Preventing MedicationErrors. High-Alert Medications: Safeguarding Against Errors. Using Technology to Prevent Medication Errors. Preventing Medication Errors in Cancer Chemotherapy. Preventing Medication Errors in Pediatric Patients. Preventing Medication Errors with Immunologic Drugs. Medication Error Reporting Systems. Disclosing Medication Errors to Patients and Families. Health Care Failure Mode and Effects Analysis. The Clinical Bioethics of Safe Medication Practices. Managing Medication Risk through a Just Culture of Safety. Index. Color PlatesReviewsAuthor InformationMichael R. Cohen, BPharm, MS, ScD, President, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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