The first core area involved improving the medical center's culture and systems for using unique patient identifiers and wristbands. In 2003, the medical center launched initiatives to identify ...

In an article published in AORN Journal, researchers highlight two principles that contribute to the safe use of pharmacological materials in perioperative settings. The first principle, ...

A multidisciplinary team was assembled to perform an FMEA of the i.v. medication administration process incorporating pump technology and to report its findings to the hospital performance-improvement ...

Medication reconciliation is an important part of maintaining medication safety, and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses calls on all perioperative RNs to focus on safety during the six ...

Cost-Effectiveness of Oral Levofloxacin Versus Amoxicillin-Clavulanate/Ciprofloxacin for Outpatient Management of Low-Risk Febrile Neutropenia in Children With Cancer ...