Unfortunately, nursing home abuse occurs more frequently than you might think, even in the Puget Sound region. While many forms of abuse leave physical marks (like a scratch or bruise), some forms of ...

While medication errors are still a frequent occurrence in nursing homes, their impact on the actual health of patients is limited, suggests new study findings published in the Journal of the American ...

In the study, 41.6% of nurses reported medication errors within a 12-month period, and 14.8% did not provide an answer. Medication errors experienced by patients include taking the wrong dose or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Katherine Anne Moronski was excited about the next phase of her life. After seven years at a therapeutic boarding school in ...

Phoenix law firm urges families to watch for signs of neglect and use available resources to protect vulnerable loved ...

The last element of the 5 Rs -- right time -- has often been governed by the "30-minute medication rule." For as long as many nurses can remember, every hospital, unit, and nurse has passed ...

Each year, a staggering 400,000 people are estimated to have died due to medical errors. What's more, each day there's also 10,000 serious complications resulting from medical mistakes. Part of the ...

'It truly has proven to be an additional layer of support to enhance patient care and outcomes,' nurse executive says. What began as an innovative way to monitor and care for COVID-19 patients at the ...