Nurses' perceptions of causes of medication errors and barriers to reporting.
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.
Ulanimo
Virginia M
VM
VAPAHCS, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. virginia.ulanimo@va.gov
O'Leary-Kelley
Colleen
C
Connolly
Phyllis M
PM
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