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Mitigating errors caused by interruptions during medication verification and administration: interventions in a simulated ambulatory chemotherapy setting.

September 26, 2016

Prakash V, Koczmara C, Savage P, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(11):884-92.

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This study used high-fidelity simulation to evaluate the impact of several interventions on preventing medication administration errors by chemotherapy nurses. Interventions with a basis in human factors engineering principles appeared to be highly effective at reducing errors related to interruptions.

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