The relationship between nursing experience and education and the occurrence of reported pediatric medication administration errors. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

The relationship between nursing experience and education and the occurrence of reported pediatric medication administration errors. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published February 2016

The relationship between nursing experience and education and the occurrence of reported pediatric medication administration errors.

Sears K, O'Brien-Pallas L, Stevens B, Murphy GT. J Pediatr Nurs. 2016 Feb 9; [Epub ahead of print].

This Canadian study found that nurses with more experience reported a greater number of pediatric medication administration errors, but these errors were less severe compared to other units. This finding suggests widespread underreporting of medication errors by nurses with a lower level of experience.

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