Identifying barriers and enablers for a robust independent second check of medication in adult intensive care.

Vladimir Milic; Lynda Cameron; Carol Jones

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Identifying barriers and enablers for a robust independent second check of medication in adult intensive care.

November 8, 2023

Milic V, Cameron L, Jones C. Br J Nurs. 2023;32(17):840-848.

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Double checking of medication administration one strategy meant to reduce medication errors. In this study, 29 critical care nurses took part in a focus group exploring the barriers to double-checking during medication administration. Participants discussed several challenges, such as patient location (particularly for patients in isolation due to infection control measure), health IT limitations, and unclear roles and responsibilities.

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