| Scorea |
---|---|
I)-Causes Related Prescribing Phase | |
 a. New staff | 9 |
 b. Poor handwriting orders | 24 |
 c. Verbal order | 14 |
 d. Unapproved abbreviations | 22 |
 e. Understaffing | 14 |
 f. Metric system | 19 |
 g. Lack of knowledge on the medication | 7 |
 h. Unnecessary decimal points | 16 |
 i. Lack of information on the patient | 11 |
II)-Causes Related Dispensing Phase | |
 j. Poor assessment of order | 12 |
 k. Outdated references | 3 |
 l. Labeling & packaging problems | 8 |
 m. Poor designed Work area | 9 |
 n. Inadequate Distribution system | 9 |
 o. Poor inventory arrangement | 4 |
III)-Causes Related Administration Phase | |
 p. Failure to follow order instructions | 8 |
 q. Workload/fatigue | 15 |
 r. Medication unavailable | 10 |
 s. Inadequate checking | 6 |
 t. Extended delay of administration due to other department (Lab levels, x-ray,.) | 8 |
 u. Incompliant Patient | 11 |
 v. Inadequate medication device | 4 |
 w. Lack of information | 11 |
 x. Drug given but not documented | 13 |
 y. Drug documented but not given | 1 |
IV)-Causes Related Monitoring Phase | |
 z. Failure to recognize adverse reactions | 5 |
 aa. Failure to report adverse reactions | 4 |
 bb. Failure to educate patients about potential side effects | 12 |
 cc. Failure to use appropriate clinical or laboratory data for adequate assessment of patient response to prescribed therapy | 2 |
 dd. Inappropriate patient behavior regarding adherence to a prescribed medication regimen | 13 |
 ee. Failure to follow established policies and procedures | 15 |
 ff. Policies and procedure NOT established | 7 |