Medication administration errors are a problematic issue in Australia and worldwide, despite
previous attempts to reduce medication errors. Most interventions to date focus on isolated …

Aims and objectives To evaluate a bundle of interventions, developed and implemented by
nurses, to reduce medication administration error rates and improve nurses' medication …

OBJECTIVE: This paper surveys current literature related to medication administration
errors, the role of nurses in such errors, and current initiatives that are underway within New …

Background: Medication preparation and administration are complex tasks that nurses must
perform daily within today's complicated health care environment. Despite more than two …

Medication safety is a worldwide concern and a health priority, particularly in the UK. Safe
and accurate medicine administration depends on correct prescribing and dispensing …

OBJECTIVE: To determine multi-disciplinary perceptions of the clinical significance of
medication errors (MEs), the responsible health professional (s), the contributing factors and …

The purpose of this paper is to examine medication errors in Australian hospitals from a
nursing perspective. This paper provides a detailed review of past and current literature to …

This Australian study identified and described the incidence of medication errors among
registered nurses, the type and causes of these errors and the impact that administration of …

Background: Medication error is the most common adverse event for hospitalised children
and can lead to significant harm. Despite decades of research and implementation of a …

Introduction Limited evidence exists regarding medication administration errors (MAEs) on
general paediatric wards or associated risk factors exists. Objective The aim of this study …