Steps to Adapt the Medication Administration Error Survey in Highly Specialised Units-Polish Perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: Medication errors are a critical issue in healthcare systems worldwide, contributing to significant patient harm, with studies indicating that medication-related incidents are among the most common causes of adverse events in medical practice. There are between 80 and 200 steps in providing a single patient with a single dose of drugs, with five stages, including prescription, preparation, dispensation, administration and monitoring. This study aims to describe and validate the MAEs (Medication Administration Error Scale) tool, which investigates the most common causes of medication errors in medication administration. Materials and Methods: Independent translators translated the original version of the scale using language verification. The agreed-

SUBMITTER: Kwiecien-Jagus K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12114384 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature