Assessing the Effectiveness of Interventions Implemented by Nurses to Reduce Medication Administration Errors in Hospitalised Acute Adult Patient Settings: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medication administration errors are high-risk patient safety issues that could potentially cause harm to patients, thereby delaying recovery and increasing length of hospital stay with additional healthcare costs. Nurses are pivotal to the medication administration process and are considered to be in the position to recognize and prevent these errors. However, the effectiveness of interventions implemented by nurses to reduce medication administration errors in acute hospital settings is less reported.

Aim

To identify and quantify the effectiveness of interventions by nurses in reducing medication administration errors in adults' inpatient acute hospital.

Methods

A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted up to 03/24. Six databases were searched.

SUBMITTER: Eze AU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12862564 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature