Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mayo, C E
• Kitchens, R G
• Reese, R L
• Spruill, W J
• Taylor, A T
• Ray, M D

Titel

Distribution accuracy of a decentralized unit dose system

Ist Teil von

• American journal of health-system pharmacy, 1975-11, Vol.32 (11), p.1124-1126

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

1975

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Unit dose medication carts in a 500-bed university hospital were monitored for accuracy and completeness after delivery to the nursing station. The contents of the cart were compared with the nurse's patient medication record. Discrepancies were recorded for evaluation. All medication cart distribution errors found were analyzed to identify the source and were tabulated to determine error rate. Three major categories of errors were discovered: pharmacy technician errors not corrected by the pharmacist, errors associated with nurse's patient medication records, and errors resulting from lost orders.