title: How nurses perceive medication errors.
abstract: It is widely believed that the number of medication errors reported at each hospital represents only the tip of the iceberg. The reported data rarely address issues beyond the number of incidents that occur. A study conducted at an urban community hospital found that medication errors are under-reported and that nurses view medication errors as multiple cause incidents.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hackel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Butt
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Banister
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008508:Medication Errors; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012308:Risk Management; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires