Robert Naylor (United Kingdom University of Bradford)

Medication Errors

Lessons for Education and Healthcare

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Adverse events in patients caused by medical management are a serious and grossly underreported public health problem

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 578g
• ISBN-13: 9781857759563
• ISBN-10: 1857759567
• Artikelnr.: 23193121

Autorenporträt

Robert Naylor

Inhaltsangabe

The two faces of medicine. The incidence of adverse events, adverse drug
reactions and medication errors in hospitals. The incidence of adverse
drug-induced events/reactions and medication errors in primary care. The
stages at which drug reactions and medication errors occur in hospitals.
Types and causes of adverse events and medication errors in hospitals. Risk
factors predisposing to adverse events and medication errors. The cost of
medical errors. Summary of the problem of injury induced by drugs and
medication errors. Errors in healthcare: a major cause for concern. Changes
in the UK litigation process as a potent tool to influence errors and
complaints. Reducing medical errors. Implications of error reduction for
undergraduate teaching. Have the undergraduate course failed to deliver
students knowledgeable in pharmacology and therapeutics? Litigation and
negligence. Implications for professional and continuing professional
aspirations in healthcare. Future directions for professional expertise in
healthcare: a conundrum. Conclusions. Appendices.