Medication administration in aged care facilities: a mixed-methods systematic review.
Medication administration is a complex process with many opportunities for errors. This systematic review identified 128 studies focused on medication administration in long-term geriatric care (e.g., assisted living, nursing homes). Five overarching themes were identified, including staffing and resident rights. The researchers identified two areas of high concern requiring additional research: classifying omissions as administration errors and dose form modification.