Avoiding Medication Mistakes

It seems as though you cannot leave a physician’s office nowadays without a prescription for something.  It is easy to get medications confused or to become complacent (i.e. just doing whatever the physician tells you without considering that a mistake…


Helping Your Family Member Adjust to Nursing Home Living-Tip #31

 To ensure accurate and proper “med pass,” the nurse must adhere to the Ten Rights of Medication Administration. The fifth right, the right time, requires a punctual nurse. Again, the nurse must complete the routine checks (tip #28) prior to administering…