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September 12, 2025CureusOpen Access

Improving Prescription Completeness and Reducing Prescription Errors in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative From a Tertiary Care Centre in North India

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SDS.K. DhawanSSShantanu ShubhamNPNeha Puri

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Overview

Quality improvement initiative shows significant reduction in prescription errors in a neonatal intensive care unit, indicating effectiveness of structured training and checklists.

Key Points

  • Prescription completeness improved to 100% in a 24-week quality improvement initiative.
  • Initial baseline mean score of prescription completeness was 4.54/10, with improvement to 8.4/10 by the end.
  • Plan-do-study-act cycles were used for implementing interventions and tracking improvements in prescriptions.
  • Regular training and audits are crucial for sustaining prescription quality improvements in resource-constrained settings.

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Dhawan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d44b2a31b076d99fa54433https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.92039
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