Letter to the Editor

Alan Horowitz eloquently describes how a nurse was scapegoated for the failings of a faulty system in his recent article “Medication Errors and Homicide: When Law and Medicine Collide” (Caring for the Ages, 23(5)). The one part of the system omitted from this analysis was the original order for midazolam (“Versed”). AMDA members are well-aware of the risks of such a medication, especially in older adults with dementia.
Source: Caring for the Ages - Category: Health Management Source Type: news