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AHRQ Innovations Exchange "Checklists with Medication Vest or Sash Reduce Distractions During Medication Administration" This process has also reduced medication errors.
Keep away: Kaiser South San Francisco RNs don yellow sashes to reduce interruptions and medication errors. (2008, July 14).
Landmark study finds medication errors increase with interruptions University of Sydney

Prescription for success: Don't bother nurses. San Francisco Chronicle.

How to Create a Pill Card - From the AHRQ This guide was designed to help users create an easy-to-use "pill card" for patients, parents, or anyone who has a hard time keeping track of their medicines. Step-by-step instructions, sample clip art, and suggestions for design and use will help to customize a reminder card.
ISMP The Institute for Safe Medication Practices is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the healthcare community about safe medication practices.
Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses A valuable resource book for redesigning work for patient safety. Institute of Medicine strives to provide advice that is unbiased, based on evidence, and grounded in science. Includes references to Dr. Pape's research. Book sections are viewable online
NCC MERP The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention is an independent body comprised of 25 national & international organizations.
USP The United States Pharmacopeia helps to ensure that consumers receive quality medicines by establishing state-of-the-art standards that pharmaceutical manufacturers must meet.

The MedMarx Data Reports come from the research efforts of the USP

 

Selected National Academies Press books to Read online Free -

 

Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series

 

A Summary of the October 2009 Forum on the Future of Nursing: Acute Care (2010)

Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses

Perspectives from United Kingdom and United States Policy Makers on Obesity Prevention: Workshop Summary
 
What is a medication error?
Medication Error Definition
  March 16, 2008 Dennis Quaid Recounts Twins' Drug Ordeal CBS News article.
Medication Error Factors
Human and other factors contributing to medication errors.
   
 
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