Table 2: Categories of Medication Errors.
Category of error/description Participant #s Total occurrences in error category
Unauthorized drug error
*Drug given that was not ordered/needed to be held.
1, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 6
Wrong route error
*Drug administered to wrong area of body.
1 1
Wrong dose error
*Correct medication, incorrect dose.
8 1
Omission error
*Medication ordered was missed.
3 1
Wrong documentation error (New)
*Medication documented on patient who did not receive it.
2 1