Efficacy of a Behavioral Based Education Intervention to Decrease Medication History Errors Among Professional Nurses.

Early Phase 1

• Conditions: Medication Errors

• Registration Number: NCT00845494
• Lead Sponsor: Waukesha Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine if a behavioral knowledge based education intervention will decrease medication transcription errors among professional nurses when admitting elder patients to a hospital. The hypothesis is those professional nurses who receive the behavioral-cognitive eduction medication taking intervention will have fewer medication errors than those professional nurses who do not.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2009-02
• Study Start: 2009-02
• Study First Submitted: 2009-02-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-02-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-02-17
• Study First Posted: 2009-02-18
• Last Update Posted: 2009-02-18
• Primary Completion: 2010-02
• Study Completion: 2010-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

• Nurses working 20 hours a week or more

Exclusion Criteria

• Nurses working less than 20 hours a week
• Nurse working as a float or pool nurse

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction in medication errors on admission medication history form after intervention	1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Waukesha Memorial Hospital; 🇺🇸 Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States