Table 3 Breakdown of charting requirement errors by error type, from most improved to least improved

Indication given for PRN medications

247 (73.5)

45 (40.9)

< 0.001

Patient surname written below label^b

390 (92.9)

113 (71.1)

< 0.001

Indication given for some regular medications^b

242 (68.4)

60 (49.2)

< 0.001

Generic name given for regular medications^a

315 (75.9)

92 (58.2)

< 0.001

Prescriber name printed and legible

148 (35.3)

38 (24.1)

0.01

Chart number given

267 (63.6)

90 (56.6)

0.12

Maximum dosage given for PRN medications

167 (49.6)

50 (45.5)

0.46

Dated and Signed

13 (3.1)

0 (0.0)

0.02