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Medication Errors to Watch for – 6 High Risk Medications

No nurse wants to be the cause of a fatal medication error, yet every shift we give medicines that are considered high-risk.

The report prepared by the Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre (Roughead, Semple & Rosenfeld 2013) has recognised the significant danger that a few groups of medications pose. The acronym APINCH is designed to serve as a reminder that even routinely administered medicines pose a high risk to patient safety.

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