title: Medical errors: an important indicator of quality of care and patient safety.
abstract: This study aimed to determine nurses' tendency toward medical errors and identify the types of medical errors made. This article examined medical error trends of nurses with a survey. It is recommended that medical errors be recorded, various training activities be offered, and standards regarding nursing care and patient safety be determined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey. serpilcelik2010@gmail.com
authors.forename: Serpil Çelik
authors.initials: SÇ
authors.lastname: Durmuş
authors.forename: Ayla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keçeci
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akkaş
authors.forename: Selma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keskin
authors.forename: Nurcan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Demiral
authors.forename: Safiye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saygan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*