ADHD-related medication errors rose 299 percent between 2000 and 2021, according to new research published in Pediatrics on Sept. 18. Experts from the Center for Injury Research and Policy and Central ...

Kentucky is the first and only state to decriminalize medical errors. Kelly Jenkins, MSN, RN, executive director of the Kentucky Board of Nursing, told Becker’s the law will provide more psychological ...

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 ...

Georgia and Texas did not have mandatory reporting systems at the time of the survey but since have adopted them. Study Findings According to the study: More than two-thirds of executives surveyed ...

Last week the Minnesota Department of Health published its Adverse Health Events report, detailing the occurrence and consequence of medical errors in the state during the previous year ("Annual ...

WASHINGTON -- A national system designed to increase reporting of medical errors won final congressional approval Wednesday and was sent to President Bush. It is estimated that more than 250 Americans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than a dozen reports from an independent monitor overseeing Saint Francis Hospital spotlight serious issues concerning ...