Exploring the causes of junior doctors' prescribing mistakes: a qualitative study.
Lewis PJ, Ashcroft DM, Dornan T, et al. Exploring the causes of junior doctors' prescribing mistakes: a qualitative study. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2014;78(2):310-9. doi:10.1111/bcp.12332.
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.