Medication errors and their relationship with job and demographic characteristics among nurses in hospitals of Ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences

Akram Mohammadi; Kourosh Zarea; Mauod Rasoul; Mohammad Hossein Haghighizade

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Medication errors and their relationship with job and demographic characteristics among nurses in hospitals of Ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences

Author(s):

Akram Mohammadi¹,

Kourosh Zarea

^2,*,

Mauod Rasoul³,

Mohammad Hossein Haghighizade⁴

1M.Sc. Student in Nursing, Student Research Committee, Ahvaz Nursing and Midwifery School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

2Ph.D. Assistant Professor at Chronic Disease Care Research Center, Ahvaz Nursing and Midwifery School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

3B.Sc. Lecturer at Ahvaz Nursing and Midwifery School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

4M.Sc. Statistician, School of Health and Statistics, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

Jentashapir Journal of Cellular and Molecular Biology:Vol. 5, issue 3; 141-150

Published online:Dec 03, 2012

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Akram MohammadiKourosh ZareaMauod RasoulMohammad Hossein HaghighizadeMedication errors and their relationship with job and demographic characteristics among nurses in hospitals of Ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences.Jentashapir J Cell Mol Biol.5(3):141-150.

Abstract

Medication error in hospitals is a major cause of errors, which may cause disruptions in the workflow of the health care systems. The aim of this study was to assess medication errors made by nurses and the relationship of such errors with job and demographic characteristics.

This was a descriptive study on 225 nurses in various hospitals, selected through multistage random sampling. The data were collected through demographic and medication error questionnaires, and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square, Kruskal-Wallis, One-way analysis of variance.

The findings of the study revealed that medication errors such as untimely drug administration (55.6%), and drug administration without prescription (44.5%) occurs and exists in the hospitals. The findings also showed that demographics characteristics such as age, gender, work experience in a hospital or in a specific ward, passing training course, employment type and the type of medication errors were significant (p<0.05).

Medication error in hospitals is a major cause of errors, which may cause disruptions in the workflow of the health care systems. The aim of this study was to assess medication errors made by nurses and the relationship of such errors with job and demographic characteristics.

This was a descriptive study on 225 nurses in various hospitals, selected through multistage random sampling. The data were collected through demographic and medication error questionnaires, and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square, Kruskal-Wallis, One-way analysis of variance.

The findings of the study revealed that medication errors such as untimely drug administration (55.6%), and drug administration without prescription (44.5%) occurs and exists in the hospitals. The findings also showed that demographics characteristics such as age, gender, work experience in a hospital or in a specific ward, passing training course, employment type and the type of medication errors were significant (p<0.05).

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