Number, frequency, and potential severity of each type of error
| Type of error | Total (n = 389) | Frequency per medication observations*(n = 426) | NCC MERP severity rating | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | D | E | F | |||
| *Percentages in this column do not add to 100 because some medications had more than one error. | ||||||
| No rate on label | 195 | 46% | 195 | |||
| Unauthorized medication | 68 | 16% | 65 | 3 | ||
| Patient identification error | 55 | 13% | 55 | |||
| Rate deviation | 37 | 9% | 29 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Incorrect rate on label | 16 | 4% | 16 | |||
| Incorrect medication | 14 | 3% | 11 | 2 | 1 | |
| Delay of rate or medication change | 4 | 1% | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 373 (96%) | 8 (2%) | 5 (1%) | 3 (1%) | ||