West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) has vetoed a bill that would have allowed certified nursing assistants with special training to distribute medicine to nursing home residents.
Nurses modify meds as ‘necessary evil’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
A study of geriatric care nurses found that many still crush medications, split doses or otherwise modify orally administered medicines — a practice they see as helping patients with swallowing difficulties,...
Oxycodone dose 20 times too strong kills nursing home resident
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2018
A Minnesota nurse accidentally gave a resident a dose of oxycodone 20 times too strong, killing him within a few hours last year, according to a state investigation.
New system for medication management
Dec 09, 2014
Medcenter Systems has released a device to help with proper dosage and timing of medication.
Redilearning reaches agreement with MED-PASS
Jun 11, 2014
Redilearning has reached an agreement with MED-PASS that will offer online education courses to healthcare professionals.