Assessing the severity of medication administration errors identified in an observational study using a valid and reliable method.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiological data on medication errors severity are scarce. The assessment of the prevalence and severity of medication errors may be limited because of several reasons, including a lack of standardization in the method of identifying medication administration errors and little knowledge about the appropriate assessment tools to measure severity. Thus, in this study, we aim to assess the potential severity of errors identified by direct observation in a teaching hospital.

Methods

We used a validated method for assessing the potential severity of medication administration errors. Responses are scored on a 10-point scale. The 203 errors identified in a previous study were organized per similarity, resulting in 67 errors. This list was assessed by a panel of a phy

SUBMITTER: Assuncao-Costa L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10648330 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature