Errors or mistakes committed by health professionals which result in harm to the patient. They include errors in diagnosis (DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS), errors in the administration of drugs and other medications (MEDICATION ERRORS), errors in the performance of surgical procedures, in the use of other types of therapy, in the use of equipment, and in the interpretation of laboratory findings. Medical errors are differentiated from MALPRACTICE in that the former are regarded as honest mistakes or accidents while the latter is the result of negligence, reprehensible ignorance, or criminal intent
Medical Errors -- prevention & control -- United States -- Guideline : Resident duty hours : enhancing sleep, supervision, and safety / Cheryl Ulmer, Dianne Miller Wolman, Michael M.E. Johns, editors ; Committee on Optimizing Graduate Medical Trainee (Resident) Hours and Work Schedules to Improve Patient Safety
2009
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Medical errors -- Prevention & Control : Communication for nurses : how to prevent harmful events and promote patient safety / Pamela McHugh Schuster and Linda Nykolyn
Medical Errors -- veterinary : Small animal emergency and critical care : case studies in client communication, morbidity and mortality / Lisa L. Powell, Elizabeth A. Rozanski, John E. Rush
Medical ethics -- Asia -- Congresses : The family, medical decision-making, and biotechnology : critical reflections on Asian moral perspectives / editor, Shui Chuen Lee
2007
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Medical ethics -- Australasia. : Australasian code of ethics for direct support professionals / editor, Keith R. McVilly
