Nurses' Perceived Skills and Attitudes About Updated Safety Concepts: Impact on Medication Administration Errors and Practices.
Approximately a quarter of medication errors in the hospital occur at the administration phase, which is solely under the purview of the bedside nurse. The purpose of this study was to assess bedside nurses' perceived skills and attitudes about updated safety concepts and examine their impact on medication administration errors and adherence to safe medication administration practices. Findings support the premise that medication administration errors result from an interplay among system-, unit-, and nurse-level factors.
College of Nursing, University of Colorado, Aurora (Dr Armstrong); Department of Biostatistics, Schools of Medicine (Dr Dietrich) and Nursing (Drs Dietrich, Norman, and Mion), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio (Dr Mion); and School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Dr Barnsteiner).
Gail E
GE
Armstrong
Mary
M
Dietrich
Linda
L
Norman
Jane
J
Barnsteiner
Lorraine
L
Mion
D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000517:prevention & control; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*