User-testing guidelines to improve the safety of intravenous medicines administration: a randomised in situ simulation study. | PSNet

User-testing guidelines to improve the safety of intravenous medicines administration: a randomised in situ simulation study. | PSNet

User-testing guidelines to improve the safety of intravenous medicines administration: a randomised in situ simulation study.

Jones MD, McGrogan A, Raynor DK, et al.  BMJ Qual Saf. 2020

This study compared the frequency of intravenous (IV) medication errors using the current National Health Service Injectable Medicines Guide (IMG) versus revised IMG-based user-testing, which included such revisions as provision of equations and tables to support rate calculations. Findings indicate that user-tested guidelines led to fewer medication errors, less time to prepare and administer IV medications, and increased staff confidence.