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Medication, Environmental, and Patient Factors That Influence Medication Administration Delivery Times

Year: 2016

Type: dissertation

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify the medication factors, environmental factors, and patient factors that predict medication time errors by registered nurses in an acute care setting. A sample of 1032 observations was analyzed using multivariate logistic regression using generalized estimating equations modeling. The findings suggested that time errors during medication administration were independently associated with time-critical medications, the number of medications that the patient received at the scheduled administration time, and the patient’s swallowing ability. This study also found that the time of administration for the majority of medications was not accurately documented.

Source: Scholarship at UWindsor (University of Windsor)

Author: Catherine F. Medved

Language: English

Topic: Patient Safety and Medication Errors

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2539471245

Cites: 34

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10