Quality indicators for safe medication preparation and administration: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One-third of all medication errors causing harm to hospitalized patients occur in the medication preparation and administration phase, which is predominantly a nursing activity. To monitor, evaluate and improve the quality and safety of this process, evidence-based quality indicators can be used.

Objectives

The aim of study was to identify evidence-based quality indicators (structure, process and outcome) for safe in-hospital medication preparation and administration.

Methods

MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL were searched for relevant studies published up to January 2015. Additionally, nine databases were searched to identify relevant grey literature. Two reviewers independently selected studies if (1) the method for quality indicator development combined a liter

SUBMITTER: Smeulers M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4401721 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature