The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County will offer first-aid and CPR training from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 12 and standard precautions training from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and medication administration ...

One of the most serious responsibilities that healthcare providers have is administering medications correctly. There are seven rights of medication administration and three checks to protect patients ...

Standard MM.5.10 (formerly TX.3.6) Medications are safely and accurately administered. Policies and procedures must identify health care staff who may administer medications with or without ...

The ISMP guidelines are not designed to be adopted unchanged by hospitals to represent the hospital's medication administration policies. Instead, the ISMP believes that each hospital (through an ...

Six measures to improve the safety of medication administration and delivery could cut healthcare costs nearly half a trillion dollars, according to the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. Among ...

CMS has issued a revision to its “30-minute” rule on the administration of medication in hospitals, according to a Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program blog post and a copy of the notification ...

When you take a medication sublingually, you place it under the tongue. Taking a medication buccally involves placing it between your gums and cheek. With both, the drug absorbs into your blood.

BD Showcases Solutions and Technologies to Improve Patient Safety Across the Continuum of Care at #EAHP2017 BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medication technology ...