This was in terms of which medical team speciality was responsible for this intervention, as well as which member of the medical team should undertake the screening and write up the medication order (junior or senior medical staff).
We prospectively collected all medication order lines and prescribing errors during 18 days in 7 medical wards' using computerized physician order entry.
Medication order discrepancies pose safety risks when nursing home residents transition between health care settings.
In particular, we did not ascertain adoption of health information technology for medication order checking or decision support.
RNs (n = 32) and LPNs (n = 70) from 12 Missouri nursing homes responded to four resident transfer vignettes embedded with medication order discrepancies.
In nursing homes, both registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) frequently are assigned to detect medication order discrepancies, using the process of medication reconciliation.
Data about medication order completion and patient ages were obtained directly from the computerized hospital pharmacy database; no other patient-specific records were reviewed.
We studied this as an outcome variable by creating a logistic regression model with computerized medication order entry as the dependent variable.
This study examined the effect of perceived impact on relationship quality (IRQ) on hospital pharmacists' willingness to influence a physician's decision regarding an indication-based off-label medication order (WTIP) (i.e., beyond FDA-approved indications) and the moderating roles of the appropriateness of the medication order and the relative expert power of the pharmacist.
This study was undertaken to examine the extent to which licensure (RN, LPN), years of experience performing medication reconciliation, and the perceived Need for Closure were related to differences in the detection of medication order discrepancies.
However, there is no specific model for medication order validation in paediatrics addressing the distinct issues of paediatric drug use or the greater susceptibility of medication errors occurring in this patient group.
