Which Features of Medication Double-Check Procedures are Considered Desirable and Implemented in Practice? A Cross-Sectional Web-Based Vignette Study among Nurses in Japan

Objective Nurses' specific medication-administration double-check procedures vary widely; while independent double-checks (IDCs) are considered effective and recommended, they are implemented insufficiently in practice. This study aimed to classify these procedures by their component features and determine which features nurses consider desirable and perceive as implemented in clinical practice. Design Cross-sectional web-based vignette study Setting, participants, and methods Nurses working in Japanese hospitals or clinics participated in this study, for which we created 84 scenarios by combi

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