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Table 4 Medication administration errors with paper-based MAR systems

From: Medication administration errors for older people in long-term residential care

 

Staff agreeing they have observed this type of error

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)