From: Medication administration errors for older people in long-term residential care
 | Staff agreeing they have observed this type of error | ||
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Type of error | All Homes (N = 45 staff) No. Staff (%) | Residential Homes (N = 31 staff) No. Care staff (%) | Nursing Homes (N = 14 staff) No. RN staff (%) |
Medication missed | 31 (69) | 23 (74) | 8 (57) |
Medication given at wrong time | 20 (44) | 14 (45) | 6 (43) |
Medication given to wrong person | 15 (33) | 15 (48) | 0 (0) |
Wrong medication given | 13 (29) | 13 (42) | 0 (0) |
Wrong dosage given | 12 (27) | 10 (32) | 2 (14) |
Discontinued medication given | 8 (18) | 7 (23) | 1 (7) |