Issues of medication administration and control in Iowa schools.

Journal of School Health;  November 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......studies focused on identifying medication administration policies at the school and state...required some documentation of medication administration, a notable increase from the...examined day-to-day issues in medication administration at school. (8) Nurses reported...

Nurses' perceptions of why medication administration errors occur.

MedSurg Nursing;  February 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Medication administration is a complex and time...the complexity of the medication administration process, there is much...occur. The five rights of medication administration (right drug, dose, route...

Applying airline safety practices to medication administration. (CE...

MedSurg Nursing;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......interventions. Standard protocols for medication administration have been taught for years. However...an important issue; however, medication administration processes have been virtually...significant evidence of safe medication administration practices. This new knowledge...

Improving Patient Safety with Bar-Coded Medication Administration and...

PR Newswire;  September 14, 2005 ;     472 words ......the safety of medication administration for hospitals...with their new medication administration application...VA's internal medication administration system. MedRunner...confirmed before medication administration occurs. MedRunner...error. Bar-coded medication ...

Medication administration in schools: the Massachusetts experience.

Journal of School Health;  March 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Medication administration has become a key issue for schools...for schools to provide access to medication administration during the school day. Recognizing medication administration as a major policy issue, in 1990...

Changes in workflow and tasks should be assessed when introducing bar code...

Nursing Economics;  November 1, 2007 ;     214 words ...Bar code medication administration (BCMA) technology is...performed steps of the medication administration process, with a total...original design of the medication administration process. In addition...

An Rx for Reducing Medication Errors: Seeking to improve patient safety,...

Health Data Management;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......cost-benefit analysis of automating the medication administration process to the ubiquitous advertisements...Not inexpensive. Electronic medication administration records system? A serious investment...hardware, she says. Automating the medication administration process requires ...

What success isn't: over the years, I have read numerous books and heard...

National Driller;  July 1, 2004 ;     442 words ...To put it more specifically: * what success is * what success can be * how to find success * how to maintain success * how to enjoy your success * how to feel successful when you aren't * how to share your success I would like to focus on what success...

Three Trinity Hospitals to Implement Proven Point-of-Care Technology to...

PR Newswire;  December 3, 2002 ;     700+ words ......badges to ensure the `5 Rights' of medication administration. Trinity Health, the third largest...Automation as a Preferred Vendor for medication administration technology products. Currently...application has been proven to reduce medication administration errors by as much as 87. ...

Halifax Regional Implements Intellidot Bedside Medication Administration

Wireless News;  September 3, 2008 ;     672 words ......Implements Intellidot Bedside Medication Administration WIRELESS NEWS-September 3, 2008-Halif...Implements Intellidot Bedside Medication Administration (C)2008 10Meters - http://www...implemented Intellidot Bedside Medication Administration (Intellidot BMA). Central to...

Results of Retrospectve Analysis Prove AcuScan-Rx(TM) Prevents Medication...

PR Newswire;  December 6, 1999 ;     410 words ......Point-of-Care System to Eliminate Medication Administration Errors will take place from 11...the impact of AcuScan-Rx in the medication administration process by reviewing all doses...thereby avoiding a potential medication administration error. This review highlights...

Medication administration: the implementation process of bar-coding for...

Nursing Economics;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...MEDICATION administration is a critical skill of...each medication with the medication administration record (MAR) ensures that...nurse at the frontline of medication administration accountability (Benner...

Medication Administration: One Drug, One Error, One Life.

PR Newswire;  August 23, 2006 ;     575 words ......hospital-centric courseware: Medication Administration. This online course is a flexible...knowledge and proficiency with medication administration. This course is suitable for...standards, the Five Rights of Medication Administration, common adverse drug reactions...

STUDENTS SPEAK OUT: What Does Success Mean to you?

The Washington Post;  January 19, 1989 ;     700+ words ...How do you define success? What does success mean to you? Success - you achieve it every day getting up in the morning, making it to school on time, coordinating your clothes and organizing your day. These achievements are all minor successes. Making...

Time is Right for Reducing Adverse Drug Events: Bar-Coded Medication...

PR Newswire;  May 17, 2006 ;     455 words ......future with the company's powerful medication administration solution, Dynamic Hospital AdministratOR...to take advantage of bar-coded medication administration. Only 14 of hospitals have a...sharing the benefits of bar-coded medication administration at the Institute for ...