Table 3

Administration errors committed by nurses and parents

Persons involved in drug administrationErrors (absolute no (%)) in predefined administration processes (N=total no of observed processes)p Value (before vs after intervention)
Before interventionAfter intervention
Nurses261 (40.4%)
N=646
36 (7.9%)
N=453
<0.001
Parents28 (96.6%)
N=29
2 (5.6%)
N=36
<0.001
Total289 (42.8%)
N=675
38 (7.8%)
N=489
<0.001