Methods of Detecting Medication Administration Point-of-Care Errors in Acute Adult Inpatient Settings: A Scoping Review Protocol

• Published in: Methods and protocols Vol. 5; no. 2; p. 32
• Main Authors: Martyn, Julie-Anne, Ratsch, Angela, Cumming, Kaye, Dredge, Jennifer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 14.04.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: acute; adult; Computerized physician order entry; detection methods; Drug administration; Error correction & detection; Health services; hospitalized; Hospitals; Literature reviews; Medical errors; medication administration errors; Methods; Patient safety; Protocol; hospitalized; acute; detection methods; medication administration errors; adult

Medication administration is recognized as a risk-prone activity where errors and near misses have multiple opportunities to occur along the route from manufacturing, through transportation, storage, prescription, dispensing, point-of-care administration, and post-administration documentation. While...