Study: Medication Errors Associated With Increased Workload, Stress

Medication errors are associated with increased perceived workload and increased caseload and emotional stress, according to a study in Journal for Healthcare Quality.

Researchers studied the effect of emotional stress, perceived workload, patient case volume, clinical experience, total sleep and demographic variables on self-reported medication events — actual administration and near misses.

Click here to read the full story on medication errors in Becker's ASC Review.

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