An Exploration of Nurses' Attitudes and Beliefs on Reporting Medication Errors.

Journal

Journal of nursing care quality

ISSN: 1550-5065

Titre abrégé: J Nurs Care Qual

Pays: United States

ID NLM: 9200672

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
29 Apr 2024

Historique:

medline: 5 5 2024

pubmed: 5 5 2024

entrez: 5 5 2024

Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Medication errors in health care are prevalent. Nurses play an important role in reporting; however errors remain underreported in incident reporting systems. Understanding the perspective of nurses will inform strategies to improve reporting and build systems to reduce errors. The purpose of this study was to explore nurses' perceptions and attitudes of medication error reporting practices. This qualitative study used direct content analysis to analyze interview sessions with 21 total nurses. Participant's description of medication error reporting practices fell into 2 themes. Internal factors described circumstances within nurses themselves that affect reporting. External factors described outside influences from processes or places. Medication error reporting is a multidimensional phenomenon with internal and external factors impacting nurses' attitudes and willingness to report errors. Nurses need support from leadership to understand that reporting medication errors can improve practice and impact patient outcomes.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND

PURPOSE OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this study was to explore nurses' perceptions and attitudes of medication error reporting practices.

METHODS METHODS

This qualitative study used direct content analysis to analyze interview sessions with 21 total nurses.

RESULTS RESULTS

Participant's description of medication error reporting practices fell into 2 themes. Internal factors described circumstances within nurses themselves that affect reporting. External factors described outside influences from processes or places.

CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS

Medication error reporting is a multidimensional phenomenon with internal and external factors impacting nurses' attitudes and willingness to report errors. Nurses need support from leadership to understand that reporting medication errors can improve practice and impact patient outcomes.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000770 PMID: 38704643

pubmed: 38704643

doi: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000770

pii: 00001786-990000000-00131

doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

Informations de copyright

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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