Journal article
Nurse identified hospital to home medication discrepancies: implications for improving transitional care
Geriatric nursing (New York), Vol.31(3), pp.188-196
05/2010
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/116569
PMID: 20525523
Abstract
Care transitions are clinically dangerous times, particularly for older adults with complex health problems. This article describes the most common medication discrepancies identified by nurses during patients' (n = 101) hospital to home transition. Findings indicated that medication discrepancies were astoundingly widespread, with 94% of the participants having at least 1 discrepancy. The average number of medication discrepancies identified was 3.3 per participant. Medication discrepancies were identified in virtually all classes of medications, including those with high safety risks. Evidence-based best practices to reduce transition-related medication discrepancies are presented.
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- Title
- Nurse identified hospital to home medication discrepancies: implications for improving transitional care
- Creators
- Cynthia F Corbett - College of Nursing,Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USAStephen M SetterKenn B DarathaJoshua J NeumillerLindy D Wood
- Publication Details
- Geriatric nursing (New York), Vol.31(3), pp.188-196
- Academic Unit
- Pharmacotherapy, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900547868601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article