Journal article
Prevalence and causes of prescribing errors: The PRescribing Outcomes for Trainee Doctors Engaged in Clinical Training (PROTECT) study
C Ryan, S Ross, P Davey, EM Duncan, JJ Francis, S Fielding, M Johnston, J Ker, AJ Lee, MJ MacLeod, S Maxwell, GA McKay, JS McLay, DJ Webb, C Bond
Plos One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2014
Abstract
Objectives: Study objectives were to investigate the prevalence and causes of prescribing errors amongst foundation doctors (i.e. junior doctors in their first (F1) or second (F2) year of post-graduate training), describe their knowledge and experience of prescribing errors, and explore their self-efficacy (i.e. confidence) in prescribing. Method: A three-part mixed-methods design was used, comprising: prospective observational study; semi-structured interviews and cross-sectional survey. All doctors prescribing in eight purposively selected hospitals in Scotland participated. All foundation doctors throughout Scotland participated in the survey. The number of prescribing errors per patient,..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This project was funded by the Scottish Chief Scientists Office. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.