PURPOSE Medication errors remain a threat to patient safety. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the relationships among characteristics of the nursing practice environment, nurse staffing levels, nurses' error interception practices, and rates of nonintercepted medication errors in acute care hospitals. DESIGN This study, using a nonexperimental design, was conducted in a s...

patients safety status in intensive care unit of urmia hospitals from nurses viewpoint     sheikhbaklu m [1] , hemmati maslakpak m [2] *, baghaie r [3]     received: 9 apr , 2013 accepted: 15 jun , 2013     abstract   background & aims : patient safety is central to high quality care, and keeping it in a standard level can lead to success in accessing the treatment outcomes. this study evaluate...

conclusions finally, in order to prevent the occurrence and reduce the consequences of identified errors the following suggestions were proposed : appropriate training courses, applying work guidelines and monitoring their implementation, increasing the number of work shifts, hiring professional workforce, equipping work space with appropriate facilities and equipment. background although healt...

In Japan, the most common reason for medical errors is a lack of cross-checking. To prevent errors, efforts to strengthen cross-checking behaviors are being adopted. However, time pressures also lead to errors, and increasing cross-checking activities leads to an increased workload and even greater time pressures. The purpose of this study was to identify working conditions that lead to time pr...

AIM To explore the perspectives and experiences of nurse instructors and clinical nurses regarding the assessment of safe nursing care and its components in clinical practice. BACKGROUND Safe nursing care is a key aspect of risk management in the healthcare system. The assessment of safe nursing care and identification of its components are primary steps to establish patient safety and risk m...

Nursing error has complex and vague dimensions and paediatric nurses' experience is different from the other nurses. Therefore, this study was conducted to illuminate Iranian paediatric nurses' perception of nursing error. Our study designed is qualitative content analysis. Semi-structured interviews were performed with 8 paediatric nurses in three hospitals. Filed notes were documented. Data w...

Medication errors continue to be a significant issue affecting patient safety in United States hospitals. The researchers conducted a qualitative study to explore the understanding and management of medication errors by practicing nurses. The results indicated a belief that late medication administration does not always constitute an error, the use of nursing judgment helps determine when and i...

Numerous advances in technology during the past decade require that nurses not only be knowledgeable in nursing science but that they also become educated in information technology (IT). Perioperative IT has the potential to improve the quality of health care, reduce costs, decrease medication administration errors, reduce time spent on paperwork, increase management efficacy, and allow afforda...