Monday, October 5, 2020

ISMP Medication Safety Newsletters Improve Patient Safety

 


Ascension Library Services subscribes to 3 ISMP Medication Safety newsletters that can have a big impact on patient safety in our organization.  

Read more about the 3 newsletters below.  







The ISMP Medication Safety Alert!® Acute Care is a digital newsletter, published every two weeks for hospital healthcare professionals. 
  • Practitioners are encouraged to share this publication at committee meetings to initiate conversations about preventing similar errors within their organizations.














The ISMP Medication Safety Alert!® Nurse AdviseERR is a digital newsletter, published monthly. It is specifically designed to meet the unique medication safety and education needs of nurses who transcribe orders, administer medications, and monitor the effect of medications on patients.  

Nurses in the following settings read this newsletter: 

  • Acute care hospitals
  • Behavioral health facilities
  • Community health clinics
  • Surgical centers
  • Birthing centers
  • Faculty at academic settings to share with student nurses 









The ISMP Medication Safety Alert!®Community/Ambulatory Care is a digital newsletter, published monthly for healthcare practitioners in ambulatory settings, including community pharmacies, outpatient clinics, physician offices, and state institutions.

Who reads this newsletter?

  • Community/ambulatory care pharmacists
  • Pharmacy managers and executives
  • Pharmacy technicians and other pharmacy staff
  • Physicians and nurses in ambulatory practice
  • Anyone concerned with medication safety

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