Journal article
Perceived barriers in reporting medication administration errors
Best practices and benchmarking in healthcare, Vol.1(4), pp.191-197
1997
PMID: 9192569
Abstract
Background: Assuring that medication administration error (MAE) reports are reliable and valid is of great significance for the patient, the hospital, and the nurse. In most hospitals, MAE reporting relies on the nurse who discovers an error to initiate an error report, whether the error was committed by that nurse or someone else. Because of the potential for negative consequences, there may be significant disincentives for the nurse to report the error. This, the first of two articles, describes the results of a large-scale survey designed to assess nurses' perceptions of the reasons why MAE may not be reported. The companion article compares nurses' estimates of the extent to which MAEs are reported with the actual reported medication error rates.
Methods: Nurses in 24 acute-care hospitals were surveyed to determine perceptions of reasons why medication errors may not be reported.
Results: The factor analysis reveals four factors explaining why staff nurses may not report medication errors: fear, disagreement over whether an error occurred, administrative responses to medication errors, and effort required to report MAEs.
Conclusions: There are potential changes in both systems and management responses to MAEs that could improve current practice. These changes need to take into account the influences of organizational, professional, and work group culture.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Perceived barriers in reporting medication administration errors
- Creators
- Douglas S WakefieldBonnie J. Wakefield - University of MissouriTanya M Uden-Holman - University of Iowa, Provost Office AdministrationMary A. Blegen
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Best practices and benchmarking in healthcare, Vol.1(4), pp.191-197
- PMID
- 9192569
- ISSN
- 1085-0635
- Date published
- 1997
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Nursing; Provost Office Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984215353102771
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