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10446668

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-9-3
pubmed:abstractText
The prevention of medication administration errors (MAEs) represents a central focus of hospitals' quality improvement and risk management initiatives. Because the identification and reporting of MAEs is a nonautomated and voluntary process, it is essential to understand the extent to which errors may not be reported. This study reports the results of 2 multihospital surveys in which over 1300 staff nurses in each survey estimated the extent to which various types of nonintravenous (non-i.v.) and intravenous (i.v.)-related MAEs are actually being reported on their nursing units. Overall, respondents estimated that about 60% of MAEs are actually being reported. Considerable differences in estimated rates of MAE reporting were found between staff and supervisors working on the same patient care units. A simulation based on actual and perceived rates of MAE reporting is presented to estimate the range of errors not being reported. Implications regarding the reliability, validity, and completeness of MAEs actually being reported are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1062-8606
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
73-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Understanding and comparing differences in reported medication administration error rates.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Health Management and Policy, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA. douglas-wakefield@uiowa.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Multicenter Study