Medication Errors Related to Children in Outpatient CareThe Error That Was FoundMedication errors in children alone are alarming, but add an ambulatory care environment to the mix and this means disaster. When it comes to children and medications in the outpatient setting, the dosage range is significantly out of range compared to those treated in the inpatient setting (Hoyle, J., Davis, A., Putman, K., Trytko, J., Fales, W., 2011). Children are at greater risk of dosing errors because each medication must be calculated individually, which can lead to more human errors. Errors that occur are due to lack of training, dosage calculation errors, and lack of safety systems. Medication errors in children receiving outpatient care can be avoided by ensuring correct dosage calculation and more thorough training of staff and safety systems in place. Causes of Pediatric Dosing Errors via Urgent Care It is very concerning to see the number of errors that occur in children. who receive medications in an outpatient setting. According to the drug dosage error...