Medication history taking in XXXX triage is inaccurate and incomplete.

@entity1 @entity566 @entity341
OBJECTIVES: Medication error prevention has become a priority in health care. The Joint Commission recommends that a list of medications, dosages, and @entity566 be obtained from all @entity1 . The authors sought to determine the accuracy of medication history taking in @entity341 ( @entity341 ) triage. The hypothesis was that there would be significant discrepancies between medications listed in triage and those the @entity1 was actually taking. METHODS: This was a prospective, cross-sectional survey of adult @entity1 presenting to the @entity341 . As a part of regular care, nurses recorded a medication list during triage in the electronic medical record (EMR). For this study, the triage medication list was rechecked during an independent @entity1 interview. RESULTS: Of 1,797 @entity1 approached, 1,657 completed the survey (92%). The mean age was 39 years (standard deviation [SD]   16 years). Discrepancies in medication lists obtained during triage were documented in 626 (37%) @entity1 . Discontinued medications (163, 9.8%) were included, additional medications (463, 27.9%) were omitted, and 632 @entity1 (38%) reported taking a nonprescription medication not listed in the EMR. CONCLUSIONS: Medication histories performed in @entity341 triage are inaccurate and incomplete.
