Poll: Nurses remain concerned about medical safety
Patient Safety Monitor Alert
June 9, 2005
A new Harris Interactive poll shows 72% of nurses feel there have been improvements in medication safety, but 94% of nurses saw a serious medication error in the last five years. The poll was commissioned by the McKesson Corporation.The poll also showed that many facilities are not taking advantage of technology that is now available to help reduce medication errors. Less than half (43%) use online documentation tools, and less than a quarter (23%) use bar code technology to properly match patients with prescriptions.
The survey was conducted in April and had 216 respondents. McKesson manufactures medical information technology.
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