1. Issues in safe medication practice -- 2. Role of the nurse in drug management -- 3. The right patient -- 4. The right drug -- 5. The right dose -- 6. The right route -- 7. The right time -- 8. Righting the wrong -- App. A. Antidotes for poisoning and overdose -- App. B. Antidotes for vesicant extravasation -- App. C. Dialyzable drugs -- App. D. Adverse reactions misinterpreted as age-related changes
Summary
"Lippincott's Guide to Preventing Medication Errors uses the well-known five rights of medication administration and real-life medication errors to show you how errors occur and how to prevent them. Use this concise reference to protect your patient and yourself."--BOOK JACKET
