Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Prevention
Chapter 14
Prescribing errors
Incorrect strength, no refill information, illegible
handwriting
Sound-alike/look-alike errors: Incorrect
interpretation, incorrect calculations, incorrect
drug utilization evaluation (DUE)
Administration errors: Ear medications being
placed in eye, incorrect route of
administration, failure to accurately document
Hospitals
Clinics
Pharmacies
Physicians' offices
Patient homes