Extravasation occurs when chemotherapy drugs leak from blood vessels onto skin. Most commonly happens at IV needle insertion site. Can be irritant (mild) or vesicant (severe)
Willie Ramirez suffered $71 million malpractice for misinterpreting "intoxicado" as "intoxicated". President Carter's Polish translation errors caused media attention in both countries
Cross-sectional study conducted with 465 third and fourth-year nursing students. Response rate was 74.2% with 82.8% female participants. Most students were in third year (61.7%)
Adverse effects are unwanted harmful outcomes from medical interventions. Side effects are secondary to main therapeutic effects. Medical errors occur from incorrect dosage or procedures. Adverse effects can be reversible or irreversible
ADR is a harmful unintended result of medication use. Type A reactions are dose-dependent and predictable. Type B reactions are unpredictable and not dose-dependent. Other types include chronic, delayed, withdrawal, and therapy failure
Hippocrates' "first do no harm" principle guides medical practice since 4th century BC. ABC's 20/20 program in 1982 revealed 6,000 deaths annually from anesthesia accidents. IOM report in 1999 showed 98,000 preventable deaths annually from medical errors