Which nursing-sensitive indicator is NOT related to medication administration errors?

Hospital readmission rates are considered a nursing-sensitive indicator but they are not directly linked to medication administration errors. Instead, they reflect the effectiveness of care provided during a patient's initial hospital stay and the quality of discharge planning. Readmission rates can be influenced by many factors, including the management of chronic conditions, patient education, and follow-up care, separate from the procedural aspects of medication administration.

In contrast, monitoring errors, transcribing errors, and administration errors directly relate to the various phases of the medication management process—how medications are tracked, recorded, and given to patients. Therefore, hospital readmission rates stand apart as a broader indicator of overall health outcomes rather than a specific measure of medication errors.