Variables | Frequency | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
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 errorsa | 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 % | |
Otherb | 23 | 4.5 % |