Building on previously developed ontology for clinical orders, this work undertakes to answer questions about the usefulness of continued ontology development. Three ques [...]

Unsafe practices and lack of standardization exist with preparation and administration of intravenous push medications (IVPM). Consensus standards for safe IVPM state to [...]

February 2014 issue of the Scribe. Contents include growth of coordinated care organizations in Oregon, medical services for uninsured and low-income people, disaster rea [...]

Electronic health record (EHR) systems provide a means of tracking a broad range of patient health information including demographics, progress notes, problems, medicatio [...]

This PHP project is part of the on-going work of previous nursing students who identified a serious, but modifiable health risk to LEP patients who must decide if they ar [...]

Medication errors affect millions of patients each year. These errors contribute to significant harm, including adverse events, increased costs of care, and even deaths. [...]

In 1995, the United States Pharmacopeia established the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention to address the interdisciplinary cause [...]

Errors in the management of self medication in the home environment are not unusual. The occurrence of potentially serious medication errors can be documented by talking [...]

Ordering and delivering chemotherapy is a complex process that requires attention to detail. The number of steps involved and the required degree of coordination of staf [...]