Medication Error Rate Improvement in QI Initiative

A quality improvement initiative is underway within a hospital to address the issue of medication errors. During the initial phase, data collection reveals that the current medication error rate is ___% (fill in the blank). As the nurse manager reviews the data, it's evident that the challenges stem from inadequate staff education and a lack of standardized medication administration protocols.

The improvement team decides to implement a series of educational workshops aimed at enhancing nurses' understanding of medication safety. Additionally, a new protocol is introduced that requires the use of a double-check system for all high-risk medications. After 6 months of implementation, another round of data collection indicates a decrease in the medication error rate to ___%.

Fill in the blanks with the accurate percentage rates that reflect significant improvement in the quality of patient care.