title: Intravenous administration: frequent errors.
abstract: A prospective study conducted in Australia examined the errors made by 107 nurses during 568 intravenous drug administrations in hospitals. About 100 administrations had at least one serious error; most were administration rate errors.
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D054796:Drug Dosage Calculations; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000451:nursing; D007275:Injections, Intravenous / Q000451:nursing; D008508:Medication Errors; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital