Characteristics of medication errors made by students during the administration phase: a descriptive study.

Zane Robinson Wolf; Rodney W Hicks; Joanne Farley Serembus

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Characteristics of medication errors made by students during the administration phase: a descriptive study.

February 22, 2006

Wolf ZR, Hicks RW, Serembus JF. J Prof Nurs. 2006;22(1):39-51.

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The authors analyzed reports of drug administration errors by nursing students. They found that omission errors were most common and that student inexperience and distraction were contributing factors.

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