Medication safety issue brief. Asking consumers for help. Part 3

When hospitals examine the way caregivers prescribe and deliver medications, it is easy to overlook a key participant in the process: the patient. And yet, patients can be invaluable partners in the drive to maintain safety. Educating consumers about what to expect in the hospital and how to recognize a problem adds a layer to the safety effort.

Published by Hospitals & health networks, 2001. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11294187/