Association of medication errors with drug classifications, clinical units, and consequence of errors: Are they related?

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• 作者：Maki Muroi ; M.S. ; RN^a ; ^{muroi@unlv.nevada.edu} ; Jay J. Shen ; Ph.D.^a ; ^{jay.shen@unlv.edu} ; Alona Angosta ; Ph.D. ; M.S.N. ; A.P.R.N. ; NP-C^b
• 关键词：Medication error ; Drug class ; Hospital
• 刊名：Applied Nursing Research
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：33
• 期：Complete
• 页码：180-185
• 全文大小：290 K
• 卷排序：33

文摘

Medication errors involving registered nurses are common. Certain hospital units (medical-surgical unit and ICU) were associated with an increased medication errors compared to other hospital units. High risk drugs (cardiovascular drugs, antimicrobials, and electrolytes) were associated with increased medication errors.