Despite the “5 Rights” of medication administration, errors still happen. Expanding to the “10 Rights”—including the right to refuse, right knowledge, right questions, right advice, and right response—enhances patient safety and care quality in today’s complex healthcare environment.
Welcome to your ultimate set of nursing pharmacology questions for the NCLEX!
Let’s shine a light to the story of Kimberly Hiatt for a moment whose untimely suicide sparked numerous debates whether the penalty imposed for her after committing a medication error was justifiable or not.
Here are six things nurses need to know if they commit a medication error:
These practical medication safety tips will save your butt.
If you’re a new nurse, you may probably find humor and learning in these five common errors we all tend to commit as newbies.