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Feasibility study of interventions to reduce medication omissions without documentation: Recall and check study
Johnson, Maree Sanchez, Paula Zheng, Catherine Chapman, Barbara
Johnson, Maree
Sanchez, Paula
Zheng, Catherine
Chapman, Barbara
Abstract
We conducted a feasibility study to test an intervention to reduce medication omissions without documentation using nurse-initiated recall cards and medication chart checking at handover. No significant difference in the omission rate per 100 medications was found, although after adjusting for hospital and patient age, a significant effect occurred in the intervention group (n = 262 patients) compared with the control group (n = 272). This intervention may reduce medication omissions without documentation, requiring further study within larger samples.
Keywords
handover, medication errors, medications, nursing, patient safety, randomized trial
Date
2017
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Journal article
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Journal of Nursing Care Quality
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32
Issue
3
Page Range
E8-E16
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