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 ...
In nursing school, you learn to avoid mistakes at all costs, as medical errors can result in physical injury or even death.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- FDB (First Databank, Inc.), the leading provider of drug knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make precise medication decisions, ...
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 ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Caregivers across the nation are being showered with gratitude for National Nurses Week. In Kentucky, nurses themselves are celebrating House Bill 159 which protects healthcare ...
First Databank (FDB) has introduced the Meducation Bedside solution, a tool designed to streamline the delivery of medication education directly within the electronic medication administration record ...
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 ...