title: Drug errors: what role do nurses and pharmacists have in minimizing the risk?
abstract: A multi-professional project was carried out in order to identify the interventions that nurses and pharmacists make in relation to drug administration (an intervention refers to 'the process of querying a prescription with a prescriber'). The project highlights the importance of both these occupational groups in identifying prescribing errors and preventing them from being translated into actual medication errors. It also identifies the need for adequate training for nursing and medical staff, along with system changes, in order to minimize the risk of medication errors.
authors.affiliation: jo.guy@tinyworld.co.uk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Persaud
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harvey
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D024382:Professional Role / Q000523:psychology; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013597:Systems Analysis; D013997:Time Factors