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An intensive care unit nurse recorded a patient’s daily dose of an antipsychotic agent as 25 mg a day, but the actual dose was one-half a 25 mg tablet. As a result, the patient received a double dosage within 12 hours and became lethargic and confused, resulting in an additional day of hospitalization for observation.

JCAHO looking closely at medication reconciliation