(Allentown Morning Call) It might seem like overkill to some, but there’s a reason why doctors and nurses ask patients their names and other identifying questions over and over again – they’re ensuring that the right medicine and dosage gets to the right patient.
Even with multiple verifications, however, hospital clinicians still make mistakes. The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority logged 813 wrong-patient medication errors over a six-month period in 2011 and found that they occur at every step of the process – from ordering the medication to filling the prescription in the pharmacy to delivering the correct dosage to the patient [Read more...]
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