title: [Quality assurance in hospitals. Evaluation of the old and new system for medication routines at the Sentralsjukehuset in Rogaland autumn 1990/spring 1991 and 1992].
abstract: The routines for ordination and documentation of medication were found to be inadequate in our hospital. A new ordination system was introduced in 1991 based on the following principles: 1) All ordinations/seponations must be signed by a doctor. 2) Each day, all medication must be considered and signed by a doctor. 3) Ordinations by telephone must be signed later by a doctor. 4) The original ordination must be used when drugs are prepared. 5) Nurses must sign for supplied doses. The old and new system was evaluated in a medical and a surgical ward. In the medical ward the change of system had reduced errors of documentation from 20% to 1.8%, and in the surgical ward from 33% to 8%. The new ordination system has resulted in better patient documentation and has improved the hospital's written records.
authors.affiliation: Sjukehusapoteket i Stavanger.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Håberg
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D008499:Medical Records; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D009664:Norway; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D010819:Physician's Role; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care
vernacular_title: Kvalitetssikring i sykehus. Evaluering av gammelt og nytt ordineringssystem ved Sentralsjukehuset i Rogaland høsten 1990/våren 1991 og 1992.