Table 3.
Distribution of dosage and route errors in Northwest Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 on the questionnaire (n = 332 nurses).
Types of errors | Categories | Frequency | Percentage (100%) |
---|---|---|---|
Wrong dose (n = 119) | Over dose | 51 | 42.9 |
Under dose | 49 | 41.1 | |
Both | 19 | 16.0 | |
Wrong route (n = 105) | Parenteral route | 74 | 70.5 |
Enteral route | 19 | 18.1 | |
Topical route | 12 | 11.4 |