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Nursing: Front line medical error prevention

William Woods Undergraduate

Based on data from a 2013 NIH report, it is estimated that 440,000 deaths result from medical errors every year. Although not all medical errors result in death, another NIH study showed that 19.1% of medical errors are medication administration errors. Nurses, doctors and pharmacists continue to seek ways to reduce these errors — as […]

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September 28th, 2018

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Bringing Exercise Science Insights to a Boomer Population

William Woods Undergraduate

According to the US Census Bureau, more than 20% of the US population will be 65 years old or older by 2030. This large baby boomer population cohort, comprised of people born between 1946 and 1964, will be between 66 and 84 in 2030. As more of this group enters retirement age (baby boomers today […]

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September 26th, 2018

Posted in Exercise Science

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