Errors in the administration of intravenous medication in Brazilian hospitals.

Maria Luiza Anselmi; Marina Peduzzi; Claudia Benedita dos Santos

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Errors in the administration of intravenous medication in Brazilian hospitals.

October 10, 2007

Anselmi ML, Peduzzi M, dos Santos CB. J Clin Nurs. 2007;16(10).

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This cross-sectional study observed nursing staff prepare and administer intravenous medications. The authors report a low overall error rate with the most frequent types of errors associated with wrong dose and omission of dose.

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