Preventing Medication Errors

Provides guidance for ensuring proper and safe drug administration, including coverage of routine issues and problems and the recommendations for resolving them. This work includes a booklet that addresses common medication errors, how to interpret doctors' orders, properly prepare and administer medication, and report errors.

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Here's critical guidance for ensuring proper and safe drug administration, including in-depth coverage of routine issues and problems and the most current recommendations for resolving them. An accompanying booklet addresses common medication errors (including how they occur, how to avoid them, and the proper medication process), how to interpret doctors' orders, properly prepare and administer medication, expertly assess the patient, document therapy, and report errors. Continuing-education credits are available.