Patient Safety

The 5 rights of medication administration — right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time — explained in depth with clinical scenarios, the expanded 9 rights, BCMA guidance, and high-alert medication lists for nurses.

Human trafficking is not a problem nurses encounter only in high-crime emergency departments or border hospitals. According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, survivors of trafficking report healthcare settings as one of the few places they have contact with the outside world during their exploitation — yet in a 2014 survey of trafficking survivors published […]

Every nurse knows the gut-drop feeling: you’re mid-task, three call lights are going off, and you catch yourself wondering whether you already gave that medication — or just thought about giving it. Medication errors, wrong patient incidents, and near-misses aren’t usually the result of carelessness. They’re the result of cognitive overload in a high-interruption environment. […]

A stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when blood supply to a certain part of the brain is disrupted due to a blockage or rupture in any of the brain’s arteries. Interruption in blood flow causes an interruption in the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the pertinent brain area. Early intervention plays a […]

Medication administration is one of the crucial responsibilities that a nurse has to fulfill. A nurse should be mindful of the 8 medication rights (previously 5) while administering medication to the patient. Following the 8 rights of medication administration leads to patient safety and patient safety is a nurse’s highest priority. This article discusses the […]