Attributes of errors, facilitators, and barriers related to rate control of IV medications: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intravenous (IV) medication is commonly administered and closely associated with patient safety. Although nurses dedicate considerable time and effort to rate the control of IV medications, many medication errors have been linked to the wrong rate of IV medication. Further, there is a lack of comprehensive studies examining the literature on rate control of IV medications. This study aimed to identify the attributes of errors, facilitators, and barriers related to rate control of IV medications by summarizing and synthesizing the existing literature.

Methods

This scoping review was conducted using the framework proposed by Arksey and O'Malley and PRISMA-ScR. Overall, four databases-PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and CINAHL-were employed to search for studies publ

SUBMITTER: Park J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10717502 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature