ORIGINAL WORK ONLY! DUE 2/2/26
Discussion Board Assignment
Discussion Topic: Critique of Articles on Reduction of Medication Errors Through
Standardized Medication Reconciliation
PICO: In hospitalized adult patients at admission (P), does implementation of a
standardized medication reconciliation process (I) reduce medication discrepancies
and adverse drug events (C) when compared to usual admission practices (O)?
1. Conduct a literature search to find five peer-reviewed sources published within the
last five years to answer your PICO question.
I suggest using your Intervention and Outcome variables as your search terms.
2. Compare and contrast the methodological strengths and weaknesses of the five
selected articles.
Be sure to provide in-text citations for all of your articles to support your critique.
3. Provide an overall conclusion paragraph summarizing the strengths and
weaknesses of the articles.
4. Include your APA references.
5. Post your article critique to the discussion thread below.