Prescribing decision making by medical residents on night shifts: a qualitative study.

Julie C. Lauffenburger; Maxwell D Coll; Erin Kim; Ted Robertson; Rebecca Oran; Nancy Haff; Kaitlin Hanken; Jerry Avorn; Niteesh K. Choudhry

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Prescribing decision making by medical residents on night shifts: a qualitative study.

November 9, 2022

Lauffenburger JC, Coll MD, Kim E, et al. Med Educ. 2022;56(10):1032-1041.

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Medication errors can be common among medical trainees. Using semi-structured qualitative interviews, this study identified factors influencing suboptimal prescribing by medical residents during overnight coverage, including time pressures, perceived pressure and fear of judgement, clinical acuity, and communication issues between care team members.

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