Medication errors involving healthcare students.
Medication errors involving healthcare students. Hess L, Gaunt MJ, Grissinger M. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. March 2016;13:18-23.
Using reports of medication errors submitted to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority that mentioned students to determine the extent of their role, this analysis found that nearly 88% of events reached the patients, most were administration errors, and 40% involved high-alert medications.