title: Nurses' perceptions of causes of medication errors and barriers to reporting.
abstract: This study describes nurses' perceptions about medication errors and the effects of physician order entry and barcode medication administration on medication errors. A convenience sample of 61 medical-surgical nurses was surveyed. All nurses surveyed perceived that information technology decreases medication errors. However, medication errors continue to occur despite the availability of sophisticated information technology systems.
authors.affiliation: VAPAHCS, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. virginia.ulanimo@va.gov
authors.forename: Virginia M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Ulanimo
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: O'Leary-Kelley
authors.forename: Phyllis M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Connolly
mesh_terms: D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000451:nursing*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care