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Retained Foreign Items

Retained foreign items include any tools or materials used in surgical and invasive procedures that are unintentionally left inside a client. Retained items can cause significant harm to…

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Medication Adverse Event – Heparin

Key WordsHigh Alert Medication, Patient Deterioration, Neurology, Peer Reviews, Hierarchy of Effectiveness, Personal/ Anecdotal Notes, Second Victims, Complaint…
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Practical Guidelines for Medical Cannabis

Overview of Issue Medical cannabis has been authorized for sale in Canada for more than a decade. Medical cannabis refers to the use of marihuana, including constituents of cannabis,…
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Medication Adverse Events

Medication adverse events consist of both preventable medication incidents and adverse reactions (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2019). Medications are one of the most…

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Mismanagement of Wounds and Pressure Injuries

Impaired wound healing is associated with a variety of contributing factors such as the presence of infection, pre-existing metabolic conditions, immunosuppression, and radiation…

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Wrong Client, Site, and / or Procedure

Wrong client, site, and procedure encompasses procedures performed on the wrong client, wrong body part, wrong side, wrong level (e.g., spine), and incorrect procedures. As these…

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Care – Medication Adverse Events

Medication adverse events may occur in any healthcare setting and may result in significant harm to patients. Medication adverse events may be a result of human error (e.g.,…
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