- Turkish Journal of Health Science and Life
- Vol: 3 Issue: 3
- MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ERROR REPORTING RATE AND PERCEIVED BARRIERS AMONG NURSES IN TURKEY
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ERROR REPORTING RATE AND PERCEIVED BARRIERS AMONG NURSES IN TURKEY
Authors : Ülkü GÜNEŞ, Leyla BARAN, Burcu CEYLAN
Pages : 26-32
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Publication Date : 2020-12-30
Article Type : Research
Abstract :This study was planned to determine the barriers perceived by nurses in medication administration error (MAE) reporting. The data of this descriptive and cross-sectional study were collected between January and April 2017. The universe of the study consisted of nurses working in two hospitals in Turkey (N=547). The sample of the study consisted of nurses who met the inclusion criteria of the study and agreed to participate in the study (n=253). The overall response rate is 64%. 90.5% of nurses are women. The mean age of the nurses was 33.5 years. Their mean nursing experience was 10.4 years (SD 8.43 years). Of the study population, only 32% experienced a medication administration error during their working lives and who had a medication error experience, 23.5% reported their error. The most common perceived barriers among nurses are "heavy workload” (%81.4), "fear of being accused by supervisor” (%80.6) and "management believes that medication administrationerror is caused by individual factors rather than system factors” (%80.2). It was observed that the nurses made a medication administration error, but the majority were not reported.Keywords : Medication Errors, Medication error reporting, Reporting barriers, Nursing