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Article | Van Den Bemt Et Al., P. (2009, 03 23). Medication administration errors in nursing homes using an automated medication dispensing system. Retrieved from jamia.bmj.com | Background Information | This article found that although there are information and studies on medication errors within acute care settings, there were no studies noted for nursing homes or long term care settings. This study also worked to incorporate the fact that most acute and long term care facilities are now using automated systems for medication dispensing and how that plays a part in medication errors. This research was structured and explained well. It displayed the need for this study to be completed and was described in both the abstract and background information. The purpose of this article is to alert other medical personnel about the risk for medication errors. | Review of Literature | This researcher found that in the Netherlands several studies have shown that there was a moderate decrease in both medication dispensing errors and time with the use of an automated medication dispensing system. The research is current, occurring at the end of the 20th century. The review was brief, lasting only a few paragraphs. | Methodology | The researcher conducted their research within three nursing homes caring for a total of 180 patients. The research was an observational study of the employees who dispensed medications to these patients. There was a two week study performed at each nursing home on Monday through Friday each week. The researcher states that the study was a prospective, observational study of medication administration errors. This was a qualitative study performed due to its specific nature, data analysis, and small study group. | Data Analysis | The researcher broke down the data by categorizing the age, gender, medications administered, and errors that occurred. There was a total of two thousand, two hundred, twenty five medications

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