As a self-proclaimed lifelong learner and former educator, Amy Boyington is passionate about researching and advocating for learners of all ages. For over a decade, Amy has specialized in writing ...

Nursing has few universally inviolable rules. Any nurse who has worked in more than a single hospital throughout his or her career understands the extent to which nursing practice can vary from one ...

Liquid medication administration in paediatrics represents a critical area of clinical practice, wherein dosing accuracy is paramount to ensure therapeutic efficacy and minimise potential harm.

CMS has issued a revision to its “30-minute” rule on the administration of medication in hospitals, according to a Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program blog post and a copy of the notification ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

Oral medication administration in older adults encompasses a range of challenges and innovative solutions aimed at improving therapeutic outcomes in an ageing population. Age-related physiological ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medication errors that happen in schools are the same that occur in other settings, an expert said. New AAP ...

A female Pharmacist scanning pill box. Barcode technology can reduce medication errors by ensuring that the right drug is administered to the right patient at the right time, in the right dose, using ...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming our society, including many aspects of academic medicine: administration, research, clinical care, and in policy and regulatory environments. Healthcare ...

Despite evidence showing that the causes of medication errors can be traced back to multiple factors in the healthcare setting, healthcare professionals still often feel the blame on them. In a new ...

The ISMP guidelines are not designed to be adopted unchanged by hospitals to represent the hospital's medication administration policies. Instead, the ISMP believes that each hospital (through an ...