Abstract:Background
Illegible prescribing can lead to medication error and adverse drug reactions. The HSE Standards and Recommended Practices for Healthcare Records Management and the Practice Standards and Guidelines for Nurses for Prescriptive Authority have highlighted criteria which should be adhered to in relation to prescribing. We set out to audit compliance with these standards in relation to legibility of prescriptions in an Irish University Teaching Hospital.
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