Examining Barriers and Perceptions in Reporting Medication Administration Errors among Nurses at the Tertiary Care Hospitals in Peshawar Pakistan
Reporting Medication Administration Errors among Nurses
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https://doi.org/10.54393/nrs.v4i01.71Keywords:
Barriers, Medication Errors, Nurses, Patient CareAbstract
Medication administration is vital for patient safety, yet medication errors can lead to life-threatening situations and increased mortality rates. Nurses, being essential members of the healthcare team, are constantly present with patients and regularly tasked with drug administration, facing a significant burden of medication errors compared to other healthcare providers. Objectives: To explore the barriers and perceptions of nurses' regarding medication errors reporting in public sector tertiary care hospitals. Methods: A convenient sample of 209 staff nurses participated in this cross-sectional survey from June to October 2022. A three-part questionnaire was used to gather information on the general characteristics of nurses, the causes of medication errors, and the justifications for not reporting them. Results: The Pharmacy supplies inappropriate doses to this unit with a mean of (2.53 ± 1.28) and an insufficient number of staff nurses in each working shift (4.23 ± 0.76) were the two least and most significant contributing factors to medication errors. Additionally, the two most and least significant factors for not reporting medication errors were that nurses may be held accountable if the patient suffered harm (3.94 ± 1.16) and that nurses did not agree with the hospital's definition of a medication error (2.33 ± 1.26) on average. Conclusions: The main causes of drug mistakes and failure to reveal them were nursing and management issues. Moreover, attempt to establish a blame-free culture to motivate reporting errors.
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