Table 3 Student performance: identification of medication administration error
Academic year | Number of students | Verbally noted by student during simulation* N(%) | Written in note after simulation N(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Student discovered that acetaminophen was administered n(%) | Student established the dosage of acetaminophen | Student stated that the dose was too high | Student identified medication error in write up | Male | Female | ||
2010-11 | 114 | 88 (77) | 44 (39) | 12 (11) | 12 (11) | 4 (4) | 8 (7) |
2011-12 | 108 | 44 (41) | 49 (45) | 9 (8) | 9 (8) | 8 (7) | 1 (1) |
2012-13 | 118 | 102 (86) | 68 (58) | 16 (14) | 13 (11) | 7 (6) | 6 (5) |
Total | 340 | 234 (69) | 161 (47) | 37 (11) | 34 (10) | 19 (6) | 15 (4) |