Table 2.
Types of Medication Administration Error, 2019
Variables | Response | Frequency (n=414) | Percentage (100%) |
---|---|---|---|
Right patient | Yes | 409 | 98.8 |
Right medication | No | 5 | 1.2 |
Yes | 401 | 96.9 | |
Right dose | No | 13 | 3.1 |
Yes | 374 | 90.3 | |
Right route | No | 40 | 9.7 |
Yes | 352 | 85 | |
Right time | No | 62 | 15 |
Yes | 254 | 61.4 | |
Right assessment | No | 160 | 38.6 |
Yes | 300 | 72.5 | |
Right education | No | 114 | 27.5 |
Yes | 307 | 74.2 | |
Right to refuse | No | 107 | 25.8 |
Yes | 310 | 74.9 | |
Right evaluation | No | 104 | 25.1 |
Yes | 306 | 73.9 | |
Right documentation | No | 108 | 26.1 |
Yes | 317 | 76.6 | |
Medication error | No | 97 | 23.4 |
Yes | 110 | 26.6 | |
during preparation | No | 334 | 73.4 |