Study: Medication safety has improved
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, March 6, 2008
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A large percentage of registered nurses said they believed medication safety has improved at their facility in recent years, according to a national research study.
The survey was conducted by Harris Interactive, a market research firm based in Rochester, NY. More than 200 experienced RNs were surveyed from random hospitals across the country with at least 125 beds. Out of those surveyed, 72% of the nurses felt that medication safety at their hospitals has improved during the last five years. Most of the nurses (80%) saw technology as a major contributor to the improvements.
However, in the same survey, 94% of respondents reported witnessing at least one serious medical error within the same timeframe.
Source: FOX Central Oregon
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New Jersey study analyzes nurses' role in medication errors
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