Medication errors are an all-too-common problem in the U.S. In fact, they affect nearly 5 percent of the nation’s hospitalized patients, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. In ...

The ISMP reports that the feedback they received from nurses and other healthcare professionals on the medication administration guidelines was overwhelmingly positive. A very few respondents ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four years ago, inside the most prestigious hospital in Tennessee, nurse RaDonda Vaught withdrew a vial from an electronic medication cabinet, administered the drug to a patient, ...

In general, states have processes for obtaining court orders for medication when medical professionals -- usually physicians -- have evaluated the patient and believe the patient to be a danger to him ...

A Belleville nurse pleaded guilty to five federal charges of stealing drugs from elderly patients at metro-east nursing homes. According to the indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for Southern ...

State regulators have issued a warning to a nurse accused of using stolen patient opiates while on duty. The Iowa Board of ...

We can all agree that accidents happen. It's just part of life. However, we have to be careful to ensure that our mistakes don’t become so big that they harm others. One school nurse made a major ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Health officials are rolling out regulations to implement a 2024 law legalizing the use of certified medication aides in long-term care facilities, rules that supporters say will help ...