Nursing Practice Update » Errors http://www.wsnaweb.org/nursing-practice-update Nursing Practice News and Information for Nurses in Washington State Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:24:45 +0000 en hourly 1 Decreasing Disruptions Reduces Medication Errors http://www.wsnaweb.org/nursing-practice-update/index.php/2009/07/decreasing-disruptions-reduces-medication-errors-2/ http://www.wsnaweb.org/nursing-practice-update/index.php/2009/07/decreasing-disruptions-reduces-medication-errors-2/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:30:44 +0000 wanurses http://www.wsnaweb.org/nursing-practice-update/?p=161 Reducing distractions during medication administration cut errors in half at one California hospital, and now nurses are spreading the concept, sharing with other facilities safer medication-pass processes.

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]]> http://www.wsnaweb.org/nursing-practice-update/index.php/2009/07/decreasing-disruptions-reduces-medication-errors-2/feed/ 0 Current Stats Severely Underestimate Costs of Medical Errors http://www.wsnaweb.org/nursing-practice-update/index.php/2008/08/current-stats-severely-underestimate-costs-of-medical-errors/ http://www.wsnaweb.org/nursing-practice-update/index.php/2008/08/current-stats-severely-underestimate-costs-of-medical-errors/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:35:25 +0000 Sally Watkins, PhD, RN http://www.wsnaweb.org/nursing-practice-update/?p=21

Medical errors drive hospital costs up and while many seek ways to reduce these mistakes, not all fully understand their financial effects.

A new review suggests that current statistics on medical mistakes might not be comprehensive because they do not factor in all inpatient costs or include readmissions and patient care for the 90 days following surgery.

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