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Evaluation of prescription-writing quality in a French university hospital
P François1, E Chirpaz, H Bontemps
1Fédération d'Evaluation, Grenoble, France.
Objective:
To evaluate the quality of prescription writing at a university hospital in France.
Design/Patients:
Each of the 42 medical, surgical, and intensive-care departments were invited to participate in the study. The initial medication orders were reviewed for 866 patients, resulting in 3,254 medications prescribed. One prescription per patient was reviewed for a total of 866 patients, presenting 3,254 medications.
Results:
Of the 866 prescriptions reviewed, 95.5% were dated. Patient identification was complete in 35.3%. The prescriber was identified properly by both full name and signature in 7.5% of prescriptions. Medication information was complete in only 24% of cases.
Conclusion:
This study showed that prescriptions were not written correctly. Results of this study have been disseminated, and education has begun on proper prescription practice.
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