The last element of the 5 Rs -- right time -- has often been governed by the "30-minute medication rule." For as long as many nurses can remember, every hospital, unit, and nurse has passed ...

CMS has issued a revision to its “30-minute” rule on the administration of medication in hospitals, according to a Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program blog post and a copy of the notification ...

ROCHESTER — The Minnesota Department of Health's Office of Health Facility Complaints has substantiated a complaint of neglect at a Rochester nursing home. According to the report, made public on ...

Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding often need to take prescription medications. The use of prescription medication during pregnancy and while breastfeeding has increased over the past several ...

Oral medication administration in older adults encompasses a range of challenges and innovative solutions aimed at improving therapeutic outcomes in an ageing population. Age-related physiological ...

Nursing has few universally inviolable rules. Any nurse who has worked in more than a single hospital throughout his or her career understands the extent to which nursing practice can vary from one ...