This study aimed to evaluate nurses' knowledge, perceptions and opinions of double-checking medication administration in a UK children's hospital. Of 119 questionnaires distributed, 48 were returned. Only 30 respondents had seen a written version of the hospital double-checking policy. More than ...
Objectives To measure the association between double-checking, and the occurrence and potential severity of medication administration errors (MAEs); check duration; and factors associated with double-checking adherence. Methods Direct observational study of 298 nurses, administering 5140 medication doses to...
Double checking by two qualified nurses is one intervention that is implemented in many children9s hospitals during the medication treatment process.ObjectiveTo determine the existing evidence base for the effectiveness of double checking processes in reducing medication error rates in prescribing, ...