Reducing medicines administration errors on dementia units

Abstract
Dr Dawson describes her audit cycle carried out on two NHS dementia assessment units to assess the frequency of drug administration errors and the subsequent improvements made following simple interventions, including training sessions for nursing staff, clear coding of medication and encouraging the reporting of empty boxes as medication errors. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons

Source: Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry - February 11, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Elizabeth Dawson Tags: Audit Source Type: research