Prevention of medical errors / National Educational Video.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

National Educational Video, Inc., author, issuing body.

Contributor:

National Educational Video, Inc., production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical errors--Prevention.

Medical errors.

Genre:

Instructional films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (56 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Naples, Fla. : National Educational Video, Inc., 2006.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

The goal of this program is to promote safe drug administration by medical personnel. Part I covers information related to factors that impact the occurrence of medication errors, methods of prevention, and educational guidelines. Part II reviews basic medication administration information. Special introduction and topic preview in Mandarin Chinese.

Contents:

Part 1: To Err is Human (2:18)

Why Do Medication Errors Occur? (3:33)

Categories of Medication Errors (3:36)

Indexing Medication Errors (2:45)

Testing the Medication Index (2:35)

Which Patients Can Be Most Harmed By Them? (2:27)

How Can Medication Errors Be Prevented? (1:31)

What Can Nurses Do to Educate Patients and Families? (3:53)

Handling Medication Safely (4:17)

Part 2: Safe Medication Administration (4:37)

Three Systems of Measurement (2:53)

Dosage Calculations (2:21)

Pharmacokinetic Drug Cycle (3:03)

Six Rights For Nurses Administering Medications (2:55)

Credits: Prevention of Medical Errors (0:26).

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed March 24, 2016).

OCLC:

808000022