Objectives This review aims to (1) examine existing definitions of omissions of care in the
healthcare environment and associated characteristics and (2) outline adverse events that …

Background Medication administration errors may contribute to patient mortality, thus
additional understanding of such incidents is required. Objectives To analyse medication …

Aims and objectives To determine the incidence of medication administration errors,
medication administration‐related deviations from safe practice as well as factors associated …

Rationale, aims, and objectives Whilst many dose omissions cause no patient harm,
inappropriate dose omissions have been associated with increased length of hospital stay …

BACKGROUND: Most research on the impact of medication reconciliation on patient safety
focused on the retroactive model, with limited attention given to the proactive model …

Objective To investigate the dispensing, administration and omission of medications in
residential aged care (RAC) homes in New Zealand (NZ). Methods Secondary data from a …

Medication administration omission errors (MAOE) are very common and often affect patient
outcomes and length of stay in the hospitals. This study was a cross-sectional study in which …

Medication error, including dose omission of prescribed medications, can lead to adverse
outcomes for hospital patients. Consequently, there is an onus on healthcare staff to …

Adverse drug events (ADEs) raise major concerns in hospital care by causing morbidity and
mortality in patients despite active attention to medication safety. 1–3 However, less …

Background A medication omission is an event where a prescribed medication is not taken
before the next scheduled dose. Medication omissions are typically classed as errors within …