Does a checklist reduce the number of errors made in nurse-assembled discharge prescriptions? | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Does a checklist reduce the number of errors made in nurse-assembled discharge prescriptions? | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published April 2017

Does a checklist reduce the number of errors made in nurse-assembled discharge prescriptions?

Byrne C, Sierra H, Tolhurst R. Br J Nurs. 2017;26:464-467.

Checklists can improve patient safety across multiple settings. This pre–post study found that use of a checklist to help nurses dispense medications upon hospital discharge led to a reduction in errors in discharge prescriptions.

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