Table 5 Type of MEs and stages at which error occurred among hospitalized children in Nekemte Referral Hospital, West Ethiopia, from February 24 to March 28, 2014 (n = 233)

Type of medication error

Wrong drug

109

21.2 %

Wrong patient

1

0.2 %

Wrong dose

118

23 %

Wrong dosing schedule

9

1.8 %

Wrong route

12

2.3 %

Wrong time

79

15.4 %

Deteriorated drug

75

14.6 %

Omission

21

4.1 %

Wrong dosage form

6

1.2 %

Non-adherence

23

4.5 %

Monitoring error

43

8.4 %

Other medication errors^a

17

3.3 %

Stage of error

Physician ordering

235

45.8 %

Transcribing

12

2.3 %

Dispensing pharmacist

21

4.1 %

Nurse administering

179

34.9 %

Patient monitoring

43

8.4 %

Other^b

23

4.5 %