This follows on the sale of Healthwin to a New York company after more than a century of local ownership in South Bend.

Objective: To systematically review empirical evidence on the prevalence and nature of medication administration errors (MAEs ... British Nursing Index, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied ...

Healthcare staffing shortages can lead to unsafe staffing of nurses and other healthcare providers. There are several aspects of this issue that you, as an individual provider, can help to improve.

With overlooked reimbursement opportunities in the Payment-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) relatively common, nursing home operators can start to improve by focusing on some key areas where money is ...

The New York State Department of Health has approved a plan to close Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, ...

Background Wrong-drug medication errors are common. Regulators screen drug names for confusability, but screening methods lack empirical validation. Previous work ...

Reducing the frequency of errors in medicine using information ... Hurley D. Automated medication system -- benefits for nursing. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appli Med Care. 1994; 51:1050.

The nurses must take control of their own struggle and prevent the Federation of Nurses/UFT from calling off the strike at ...

Design Prospective review of drug charts to identify prescribing errors and prospective observation of nurses preparing and administering drugs to identify medication administration errors. In ...

Nurses are the backbone of the entire healthcare system. They are responsible for patient safety and providing quality care.

Seema Jaitly defines what constitutes a medication error and explains the process for accurate recording and reporting so that risks can be assessed and reduced ...

A bill introduced in the state House of Representatives that would require nurse staffing standards for Hawaii hospitals statewide has been shelved, but debate is expected to continue.