Table 5 Staff agreement with postulated reasons for medication errors
From: Medication administration errors for older people in long-term residential care
| Â | Staff agreeing with reason stated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Reason for error | All Homes (N = 45 staff) No. Staff (%) | Residential Homes (N = 31 staff) No. Care staff (%) | Nursing Homes (N = 14 staff) No. RN staff (%) |
Interruptions during round | 43 (96) | 31 (100) | 12 (86) |
Staff stressed | 23 (51) | 20 (65) | 3 (21) |
Under pressure to complete round | 21 (47) | 12 (39) | 9 (64) |
Shortage of staff | 6 (13) | 5 (16) | 1 (7) |
Current system confusing and open to error | 4 (9) | 4 (13) | 0 (0) |
Insufficient knowledge of medication | 2 (4) | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |
Lack of training | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |