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A Comparative Study of Barriers to Reporting Medication Errors in Nursing Students in Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran,
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Mahdieh Sarhadi   , Hojat Sheikhbardsiri * 1, Majid Dastres , Hossein Moein |
| 1- , sheikhbardsiri@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (5191 Views) |
| Introduction: Medication errors are influential on patientsf safety and expenses during hospitalization
and often have hazardous consequences for patients. Since the clinical experience of nursing students is
limited, they may unintentionally be exposed to medication errors. Hence, the present study aimed to
determine the barriers of reporting medication errors among nursing students of Azad Islamic and Medical
Sciences Universities of Zahedan, Iran.
Method: The present study was a descriptive-analytical and comparative research which was carried out
in 2013. A sample of 188 students was selected with a simple random sampling approach. The 17-item
questionnaire on lack of reporting medication errors from nursing students viewpoints was employed for
data collection. Data analysis was carried out using t-test and descriptive statistics through SPSS software.
Results: The mean scores of fear of the consequences of reporting errors, and managerial factors of
medication errors among nursing students of Medical Sciences University and Azad Islamic University
were 38.28} 7.58 and 14.30 } 3.73, and 34.25 9.95 and 12.72 4.39, respectively. The results of t-test
indicated a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P . 0.05).
Discussion and Conclusion: Medical errors are one of the major problems in health care centers. This
study suggests that the method of reducing and controlling these errors is based upon using a systematic
approach for the evaluation and removal of these factors, and designing a system to increase reporting of
medication errors among nursing students. |
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| Keywords: Nursing students, Medication errors, Reporting barriers |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2015/02/17 | Accepted: 2015/02/17 | Published: 2015/02/17
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