The last element of the 5 Rs -- right time -- has often been governed by the "30-minute medication rule." For as long as many nurses can remember, every hospital, unit, and nurse has passed ...

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 ...

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 ...

THE doctor's prescription has been one of the most important characteristics of the medical profession throughout the ages. It is as much the symbol of the medical profession as the mortar and pestle ...

HOSPITAL administration as a medical specialty seems to be disappearing. The change may be more relative than actual, as able lay administrators become increasingly interested in an expanding ...

As increasing numbers of children are taking medicine while at school, parents should be aware of school policies and be sure that they provide both permission and instructions. Good communication ...

The Baylor College of Medicine/Ben Taub Hospital Emergency Administrative Fellowship is currently accepting applications for our one-year fellowship program. Ben Taub Hospital is a high acuity, urban ...

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 ...