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Exploring Nurses' Perceptions of Medication Error Risk Factors: Findings From a Sequential Qualitative Study
Authors: Savva Georgios, Papastavrou Evridiki, Charalambous Andreas, Vryonides Stavros, Merkouris Anastasios
Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Publication year: 2022
Journal: Global Qualitative Nursing Research
Journal name in source: GLOBAL QUALITATIVE NURSING RESEARCH
Journal acronym: GLOB QUALIT NURS RES
Article number: 23333936221094857
Volume: 9
Number of pages: 12
ISSN: 2333-3936
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936221094857
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936221094857
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/176156207
A focus group study was conducted to explore nurses' perceptions of medication administration error associated factors in two medical wards of a tertiary hospital. Nurses were invited to participate in focus group discussions. Thematic analysis was employed and identified four themes: professional practice environment related factors, person-related factors, drug-related factors, and processes and procedures. Staffing, interruptions, system failures, insufficient leadership, and patient acuity were perceived as risk factors for medication errors. The findings of this study complement the findings of an observational study which investigated medication administration errors in the same setting. Although some findings were similar, important risk factors were identified only through focus group discussions with nurses. Nurses' perceptions of factors influencing medication administration errors provide important considerations in addressing factors that contribute to errors and for improving patient safety.
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