A review of three medication incidents and one expressed breast milk incident that occurred on the same nursing unit at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary, Alberta over the course of two months.
Area of Focuss category: Review
Review of Three Medication and One Expressed Breast Milk Incidents at the Alberta Children’s Hospital
2010
Alberta’s Response to the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
A review of Alberta’s response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic and Alberta’s plans and preparedness to determine what could be improved in a future response to another pandemic or other public health emergency.
2009
2009
Infection Prevention and Control in the High Prairie Health Complex (focusing on the re-use of single-use syringes)
A review of the High Prairie Health Complex’s use of single-use syringes, which were being commonly loaded with multiple doses of medication and administered through intravenous (IV) tubing to multiple patients during the course of a day in the endoscopy suite and recovery room.
2007
Leading Practices Related to the Administration of Medications
A review of leading practices related to the administration of medications, including chemotherapy medications, through IV pumps in ambulatory care settings.