This issue's main topic: Speaking Up About Patient/Resident Safety Requires an Observant Questioner and a High Index of Suspicion
ISMP Medication Safety Alert!®
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Providing a valuable resource to reduce medication error risk in the long-term care setting
The ISMP Medication Safety Alert!® Long-Term Care AdviseERR is a 3-4 page digital bulletin, published bi-monthly for practitioners who work in a long-term care facility or with long-term care patients.
Who reads this newsletter?
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
- Long-term care facility staff
- Anyone concerned with medication safety
Subscription Information
- Six (6) issues per year
- One-year subscription rate: $50.00
- Distributed via email on a bi-monthly basis
- One-year subscriptions start from the date of purchase. You will be granted access to issues released after date of purchase for one year. This does not include access to back issues.
Browse Issues
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 7, Issue 5
This issue's main topic: Longstanding Strategies to Prevent Accidental Daily Methotrexate Dosing Must Be Implemented
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 7, Issue 4
This issue's main topic: Independent Double Checks: Worth the Effort if Used Judiciously and Properly
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 7, Issue 3
This issue's main topic: Your Attention Please…Designing Effective Warnings
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 7, Issue 2
This issue's main topic: Updated 2019 American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria Released Along with Key Principles to Optimize Their Use
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 7, Issue 1
This issue's main topic: Death Associated with Unnecessary Continuation of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis After Hospital Discharge
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 6, Issue 6
This issue's main topic: Errors due to the Presentation of Results on Accu-Chek Inform II and Possibly Other Glucometers
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 6, Issue 5
This issue's main topic: Right Medication, Wrong Resident
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 6, Issue 4
This issue's main topic: Safety with Nebulized Medications Used in Long-Term Care
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 6, Issue 3
This issue's main topic: Be Wary of "Misspeakers" Who "Shoot from the Hip"
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 6, Issue 2
This issue's main topic: Building Your Error Investigation Skills: Common Pitfalls When Conducting a Root Cause Analysis
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 6, Issue 1
This issue's main topic: ISMP Survey Shows Text Messaging in Healthcare Often Runs Afoul of Patient Safety
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 5, Issue 12
This month's main topic: Error-Prone Conditions that Lead to Student Nurse-Related Errors
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 5, Issue 11
This month's main topic: Problems Associated With the Use of U-500 Insulin Syringes
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 5, Issue 10
This month's main topic: ISMP Launches the First High-Alert Medication Safety Self Assessment for Inpatient, Outpatient and Long-Term Care Facilities
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 5, Issue 9
This month's main topic: Telling True Stories is an ISMP Hallmark. Here's Why You Should Tell Stories, Too..
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 5, Issue 8
This month's main topic: What's in a Generic Name? Clues About the Drug's Use and Possible Adverse Effects
Long-Term Care AdviseERR
Volume 5, Issue 7
This month's main topic: The Texting Debate: Beneficial Means of Communication or Safety and Security Risk?