Medication errors are associated with increased perceived workload and increased caseload and emotional stress, according to a study in Journal for Healthcare Quality. Researchers studied the effect ...

April 24 -- A 9-month-old girl recovering from an operation was given 10 times the prescribed amount of morphine. The baby went into cardiac arrest and died. It was all because of a misplaced decimal ...

Two-thirds of older adults experience medication errors during hospital stays, particularly when moving between different care settings, according to new research published in BMC Geriatrics.

A new study has found a direct link between nurse burnout and unfavorable patient and facility outcomes, including medication errors and a degraded safety culture. The meta-analysis of 85 studies and ...

Every eight minutes, a child experiences a medication error like taking the wrong drug or consuming too much, according to a new study published on Monday ...

A qualitative case series research study sponsored by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and published in Clinical Diabetes provides the first published examples of protocols to help guide ...