Nurses' perceptions of why medication administration errors occur.
Nurses play a key role in medication administration in hospital settings. Five categories of reasons for medication errors were identified in a survey of 1,384 nurses. These categories include physician, systems, pharmacy, individual, and knowledge-related factors. In this article, issues surrounding the occurrence and prevention of medication errors are discussed.
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Department of Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires