This issue's main topic: Never Prepare Oral or Topical Medications in a Parenteral Syringe!
ISMP Medication Safety Alert!®
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Providing a valuable resource to reduce medication error risk in the long-term care setting
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The ISMP Medication Safety Alert!® Long-Term Care AdviseERR is a digital bulletin, published bi-monthly for practitioners who work in a long-term care facility or with long-term care residents.
Who reads this newsletter?
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
- Long-term care facility staff
- Anyone concerned with medication safety
Browse Issues
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Volume 11, Issue 4
This issue's main topic: Sulfa, Sulfur, Sulfite, and Sulfate Allergy Confusion
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 11, Issue 3
This issue's main topic: Prevent the Administration of Ear Drops into the Eyes
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 11, Issue 2
This issue's main topic: ISMP Updates Its List of Drug Names with Tall Man (Mixed Case) Letters Based on Survey Results
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 11, Issue 1
This issue's main topic: Preventing Errors When Preparing and Administering Medications via Enteral Feeding Tubes
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 10, Issue 6
This issue's main topic: Residents Are at Risk During Transitions of Care
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 10, Issue 5
This issue's main topic: Are You Well Positioned to Resolve Conflicts with the Safety of an Order? Learning from A Physician’s Homicide Trial and the Firing of Multiple Healthcare Workers
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 10, Issue 4
This issue's main topic: Numerous Wrong Dose Errors with PAXLOVID
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Volume 10, Issue 3
This issue's main topic: Addressing Disrespectful Behaviors and Creating a Respectful, Healthy Workplace – Part II
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 10, Issue 2
This issue's main topic: Survey Suggests Disrespectful Behaviors Persist in Healthcare: Practitioners Speak Up (Yet Again) – Part I
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Volume 10, Issue 1
This issue's main topic: Start the Year Off Right by Addressing These Top Five Medication Errors and Hazards
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 9, Issue 6
This issue's main topic: Pump Up the Volume: Tips for Increasing Error Reporting and Decreasing Resident Harm
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Volume 9, Issue 5
This issue's main topic: Disrespectful behavior in healthcare: Has it improved?
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 9, Issue 4
This issue's main topic: Infection Transmission Risk with Shared Glucometers, Fingerstick Devices, and Insulin Pens
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 9, Issue 3
This issue's main topic: High-Alert Medication List…Only Effective when Combined with Risk-Reduction Strategies
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 9, Issue 2
This issue's main topic: Analysis of Transdermal Medication Patch Errors Uncovers a “Patchwork” of Safety Challenges
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Volume 9, Issue 1
This issue's main topic: Prevent Shoulder Injuries During Intramuscular COVID-19 Vaccinations
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Volume 8, Issue 6
This issue's main topic: The Differences Between Human Error, At-Risk Behavior, and Reckless Behavior are Key to a Just Culture