Medication Errors: Causes, Prevention, and Risk ManagementMichael Richard Cohen Named one of the top 250 titles of the year by Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal, this is most comprehensive examination of the causes of and means to prevent medication errors. Written by the leading pharmacist-expert in the United States and two dozen experts from medicine, nursing, risk management and the pharmaceutical industry, this book captures much of what is known about the causes and prevention of medication errors. A tabular format is used to present practical tips to prevent, reduce, minimize, and mitigate medication errors. Illustrations and color plates demonstrate factors that contribute to medication errors (i.e., illegible handwriting on prescriptions, and drug containers and labels/trade names that are confused with other drug products). The book is thoroughly referenced, and includes a detailed index. |
Contents
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis in Medicine | 3-1 |
Safeguarding Against Errors | 5-3 |
Medication Errors Research | 6-1 |
Caregivers Reactions to Making Medication Errors | 71 |
Preventing Dispensing Errors | 9-1 |
Effective Use of Dispensing Automation | 10-1 |
Errors Associated with Medication Administration | 11-1 |
The Role of Pharmaceutical Trademarks | 11-16 |
Preventing Medication Errors in Cancer Chemotherapy | 15-3 |
Michael R Cohen Roger W Anderson Richard M Attilio Laurence | 15-15 |
Pediatric Medication Errors | 16-3 |
Recognizing and Preventing Errors Involving | 17-1 |
Medication Error Reporting Systems | 18-3 |
Diane DeMichele Cousins and Rita Calnan 18 1 | 18-18 |
Smetzer Michael R Cohen and Charles J Milazzo 19 1 | 20-19 |
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in Medication Errors | 13-1 |
The Patients Role in Preventing Medication Errors | 13-14 |
Color Plates Following Page 14 8 | 1-14 |
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