Introduction: Errors in the concentration of intravenous medications are not uncommon. We evaluated steps in the infusion-preparation process to identify factors associated with preventable medication ...

Dan Higgins, RGN, is senior charge nurse, critical care, University Hospital Birmingham and senior clinical educator, Specialist Nurse Education Services Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ ...

Participating organizations submitted nearly 700 medication events from April 15, 2011 to May 20, 2011. An analysis of these errors showed a majority of errors occurred during the administration stage ...

Some medications must be given by an intravenous (IV) injection or infusion. This means they’re sent directly into your vein using a needle or tube. In fact, the term “intravenous” means “into the ...

RIVA, an automated compounding system from Intelligent Hospital Systems, prepares 50-1,000 mL IV bags, and can also prepare low- concentration dilution bags for pediatric dosing. South Carolina-based ...

When pharmacist Rita K. Jew saw a robot that mixes intravenous drugs at an industry event, she instantly knew she wanted it for her own hospital. “This is definitely a breakthrough in technology,” ...

Problem: We are aware of numerous reports of serious errors associated with the misadministration of insulin. These events have involved various types of ...

Christopher S. Parshuram MB ChB DPhil, Teresa To PhD, Winnie Seto BScPhm PharmD, Angela Trope MSc RPh, Gideon Koren MBBS, Andreas Laupacis MD MSc From the Department of Critical Care Medicine ...