title: Developing risk management behaviours for nurses through medication incident analysis.
abstract: The aim of this study was to define risk management behaviours related to medication safety. Mixed methods were used to analyze 318 nursing related medication incidents reported in an Australian metropolitan hospital. Most incidents did not result in patient harm (93%). Omission of medications was the most frequent often related to patient absences from the unit or nurses failing to sign for medications. Thematic analysis resulted in the Medication Safety Subscales including 29 behavioural statements within three domains-administering medications, storage and management of medications, managing adverse events related to medications. The Medication Safety Subscales can be used by managers, educators and clinicians to reinforce the importance of medication safety. Early action by nurses may reduce patient injury.
authors: School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Science, Penrith South DC, New South Wales, Australia. m.johnson@uws.edu.au
authors: Maree
authors: M
authors: Johnson
authors: Duong Thuy
authors: DT
authors: Tran
authors: Helen
authors: H
authors: Young
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009517:New South Wales; D009726:Nurses; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*