Exploring the causes of junior doctors' prescribing mistakes: a qualitative study.

Penny J. Lewis; Darren M. Ashcroft; Tim Dornan; David Taylor; Val Wass; Mary P. Tully

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Exploring the causes of junior doctors' prescribing mistakes: a qualitative study.

October 22, 2014

Lewis PJ, Ashcroft DM, Dornan T, et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2014;78(2):310-9.

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Prescribing-related errors are common among junior physicians. Analyzing trainee physicians' prescribing errors using the critical incident technique, researchers identified several underlying causes, including knowledge deficits and authority gradients.

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