Factors Influencing Medication Administration Errors as Perceived by Nurses in Pediatric Units in a Jordanian Tertiary Hospital: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.
| Autor: | Alshyyab MA; Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Ebbini MAL; Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Alslewi A; Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Hughes J; Faculty of Health, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia., Borkoles E; Research Innovation & Enterprise, Research Services, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC, Australia., FitzGerald G; Faculty of Health, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia., Albsoul RA; Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Western journal of nursing research [West J Nurs Res] 2024 Mar; Vol. 46 (3), pp. 201-209. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 25. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/01939459241227768 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: The World Health Organization declared that medication errors are the third largest global patient safety challenge. The medication administration stage is a common and susceptible stage for medical errors to occur. Objective: To explore the factors contributing to medication administration errors specifically in pediatric care units as perceived by nurses in a Jordanian hospital. Methods: A qualitative descriptive study was conducted involving face-to-face audio-recorded interviews with 9 nurses in a tertiary hospital located in the north of Jordan. A convenience sampling technique was used to select the participants of our study. Data were collected between October 2022 and November 2022. The data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Results: Four themes emerged affecting medication administration errors in pediatric care units. These were environmental, staff, parents and patient, and medication-related factors. Conclusion: The findings of this study raise awareness of the most frequent sources of medication errors in a Jordanian hospital. Holding training and supervision to raise awareness among nurses and the availability of equipment and supplies could improve medication safety practices. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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