Factors contributing to medication errors in Turkey: nurses' perspectives

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dc.contributor.authorGunes, Ulku Y.
dc.contributor.authorGurlek, Oznur
dc.contributor.authorSonmez, Munevver
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T22:15:43Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T22:15:43Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of nurses with regard to medication errors. Background Medication errors result in a significant proportion of the deaths related to avoidable medical errors in hospitals. Design A descriptive cross-sectional study. Method This study was conducted on 243 nurses working in two state hospitals in Turkey. Data collection was by means of a questionnaire developed by the researchers. Medication errors were explored in three areas: types of error, contributing factors and reporting of errors. Result Among the most frequent types of errors were administration of drugs not ordered by the doctor, administration of a drug prepared by someone else and administration of a drug to the wrong patient. Contributing factors for medication errors included 'having to write an order in place of the physician', and 'an oral request being given in a non-urgent situation'. Conclusion These results show the need for a multi-disciplinary approach in the prevention of errors. Implications for nursing management Hospital administrations should maintain adequate staffing levels. Improving medication error reporting is also imperative in order to enable nurses to document all errors and potential errors as adverse events.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jonm.12216en_US
dc.identifier.endpage303en_US
dc.identifier.issn0966-0429
dc.identifier.issn1365-2834
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid24571602en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage295en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12216
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/50211
dc.identifier.volume22en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000334848000004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Nursing Managementen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectmedication erroren_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.subjectnursingen_US
dc.subjectreportingen_US
dc.subjectcontributing factorsen_US
dc.titleFactors contributing to medication errors in Turkey: nurses' perspectivesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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