MEDICATION ERRORS IN CRITICAL CARE UNIT

Document Type : Original Article

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Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

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Background: Preterm infant is a live born infant delivered before 37 completed weeks of Medication errors in critical care are frequent, serious, and predictable. Critically ill patients are prescribed twice as many medications as patients outside of the intensive care unit (ICU) and nearly all will suffer a potentially life-threatening error at some point during their stay. The aim of this article is to provide a basic review of medication errors in the ICU, identify risk factors for medication errors, and suggest strategies to prevent errors and manage their consequences.

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