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Table 5 Scenarios to be considered as MTE situations or not depending on the clinical situation

From: Medication transcription errors in hospitalized patient settings: a consensual study in the Palestinian nursing practice

#

Scenario

Round 1

Round 2

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

1

Transcribing a misspelled medicationā€™s name (minor), however, the medication can still be recognized without confusion

5.0

4.00

5.0

4.00

2

Omission of the transcriberā€™s signature

5.5

3.00

5.0

4.00

3

Failure to transcribe a medication order by a nurse himself or herself

7.0

4.00

6.0

3.00

4

Failure to transcribe a medication order based on professional judgement

7.0

5.00

7.0

5.00

  1. IQR Interquartile range, MTE Medication transcription error