Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
Skip to main content
Study

Understanding the informal aspects of medication processes to maintain patient safety in hospitals: a sociotechnical ethnographic study in paediatric units.

Sutherland AB, Phipps DL, Grant S, et al. Understanding the informal aspects of medication processes to maintain patient safety in hospitals: a sociotechnical ethnographic study in paediatric units. Ergonomics. 2024;Epub Apr 1. doi:10.1080/00140139.2024.2333396.

Save
Print
April 17, 2024
Sutherland AB, Phipps DL, Grant S, et al. Ergonomics. 2024;Epub Apr 1.
View more articles from the same authors.

Medication errors are often the result of both individual failures and system flaws. This qualitative study found that medication safety practices in pediatric inpatient units are often hindered by issues in the physical environment (e.g., workspace layouts, interruptions) and by poorly integrated workflows.

Save
Print
Cite
Citation

Sutherland AB, Phipps DL, Grant S, et al. Understanding the informal aspects of medication processes to maintain patient safety in hospitals: a sociotechnical ethnographic study in paediatric units. Ergonomics. 2024;Epub Apr 1. doi:10.1080/00140139.2024.2333396.