Feasibility Study of Interventions to Reduce Medication Omissions Without Documentation: Recall and Check Study.
We conducted a feasibility study to test an intervention to reduce medication omissions without documentation using nurse-initiated recall cards and medication chart checking at handover. No significant difference in the omission rate per 100 medications was found, although after adjusting for hospital and patient age, a significant effect occurred in the intervention group (n = 262 patients) compared with the control group (n = 272). This intervention may reduce medication omissions without documentation, requiring further study within larger samples.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Dr Johnson); Centre for Applied Nursing Research, South Western Sydney Local Health District & University of Western Sydney, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia (affiliated with the Ingham Institute, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia) (Dr Johnson and Mss Sanchez and Zheng); School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia (Ms Zheng); Fairfield Hospital, Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia (Ms Chapman); and South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia (Ms Chapman).
Maree
M
Johnson
Paula
P
Sanchez
Catherine
C
Zheng
Barbara
B
Chapman
D000368:Aged; D057189:Checklist; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D062209:Patient Handoff