Table 2.

Percent distribution of medication errors by stages during pretest and post test phase

Types of errors	Pretest	Post test	P
	N (%)	N (%)
Ordering/Prescribing	559 (38.1%)	490 (35.5%)	0.1
Dispensing	153 (10.4%)	96 (7.0%)	0.002*
Preparation	181 (12.3%)	161 (11.7%)	0.7
Administration	307 (20.9%)	275 (19.9%)	0.5
Monitoring	267 (18.3%)	358 (25.9%)	0.001*
Total	1467 (100%)	1380 (100%)

^*P≤ 0.05