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An observational study of how patients are identified before medication administrations in medical and surgical wards.
May 28, 2015
Härkänen M, Kervinen M, Ahonen J, et al. Nurs Health Sci. 2015;17(2):188-94.
This direct observation study found that verifying patients' identity prior to medication administration, a key patient safety practice, was not routinely employed. Nurses with more experience tended to comply with the identification protocol less, underscoring the challenge of effectively implementing patient safety recommendations.
