Riverside District Memorial Hospital (RDMH) is a small rural hospital that has to work within an operating budget that is dependent on the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care in a Canadian state.
This case identifies the development of issues for patient safety related to drug administration, and also the challenges of ensuring professional services are maintained by the pharmacy section to serve patients admitted to hospital. The chief nursing executive (CNE) must determine what measures should be taken to reduce this vulnerability in the context of the complicated relationships in which RDMH exists.
Riverside Hospital's Pharmacy Services case study solution
PUBLICATION DATE: December 12, 2011 PRODUCT #: W11646-PDF-ENG
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