Medication safety in the neonatal intensive care unit: big measures for our smallest patients. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Medication safety in the neonatal intensive care unit: big measures for our smallest patients. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published January 2017

Medication safety in the neonatal intensive care unit: big measures for our smallest patients.

Rostas SE. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2017;31:15-19.

Medication errors are common in the neonatal intensive care unit. This commentary outlines various strategies one teaching hospital has utilized to reduce risks of medication errors in this care setting, such as use of computerized provider order entry and smart pumps.

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