| Subject: | 2006 National Patient Safety Goals New Requirement - Medications and Solutions Labeled in the Perioperative/Procedural Setting |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Wed, 3 Aug 2005 - 10:00 am |
| Administration errors have occurred when medications and other solutions are taken out of their original containers and transferred to another container that is not labeled. Therefore these medications and solutions cannot be identified. This practice negates the basic principles of medication management safety.
NEW Requirement 3D of the 2006 National Patient Safety Goals requires all medications and solutions in the perioperative/ procedural setting to be labeled. This includes medications... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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