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May-Jun 2013PMC3748543 Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2013 May-Jun; 18(3): 228–231. PMCID: medication errors in nursing journal articles PMC3748543Types and causes of medication errors from nurse's viewpointMohammad Ali Cheragi, Human Manoocheri,1 Esmaeil Mohammadnejad,2 and Syyedeh types of medication errors in nursing R. Ehsani1Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Tehran Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran1Department of Nursing Management, Shahid Beheshti Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Shahid https://www.americannursetoday.com/medication-errors-dont-let-them-happen-to-you/ Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran2Nursing Office, Imam Khomeini Clinical and Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranAddress for correspondence: Mr. Esmaeil Mohammadnejad, First Floor, No. 9, Kavusi Alley, Urmia St, South Eskandari St, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: moc.oohay@8531onersaAuthor information ► Copyright and License information ►Copyright : © Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ResearchThis is an https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3748543/ open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.This article has been cited by other articles in PMC.AbstractBackground:The main professional goal of nurses is to provide and improve human health. Medication errors are among the most common health threatening mistakes that affect patient care. Such mistakes are considered as a global problem which increases mortality rates, length of hospital stay, and related costs. This study was conducted to evaluate the types and causes of nursing medication errors.Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2009. A total number of 237 nurses were randomly selected from nurses working in Imam Khomeini Hospital (Tehran, Iran). They filled out a questionnaire including 10 items on demographic characteristics and 7 items about medication errors. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS for Windows 16.0.Results:Medication errors had been made by 64.55% of the nurses. In addition, 31.37% of the participants reported medication erro
StatisticsEventsMagazinePast IssuesBlogSubscribeFor EmployersMedia KitPost a JobRegisterFAQsPost a Job Select Page 10 Strategies for Preventing Medication Errors by Dexter Vickerie | Dec 31, 2015 | Blog | 0 http://minoritynurse.com/10-strategies-for-preventing-medication-errors/ comments It is important for all nurses to become familiar with various strategies to prevent or reduce the likelihood of medication errors. Here are ten strategies to help you do just that.1. Ensure the five rights of medication administration. Nurses must ensure that institutional policies related to medication transcription are followed. medication error It isn’t adequate to transcribe the medication as prescribed, but to ensure the correct medication is prescribed for the correct patient, in the correct dosage, via the correct route, and timed correctly (also known as the five rights).2. Follow proper medication reconciliation procedures. Institutions must have mechanisms in place for medication reconciliation medication errors in when transferring a patient from one institution to the next or from one unit to the next in the same institution. Review and verify each medication for the correct patient, correct medication, correct dosage, correct route, and correct time against the transfer orders, or medications listed on the transfer documents. Nurses must compare this to the medication administration record (MAR). Often not all elements of a medication record are available for easy verification, but it is of paramount importance to verify with every possible source—including the discharging or transferring institution/unit, the patient or patient’s family, and physician—to prevent potential errors related to improper reconciliation. There are several forms for medication reconciliation available from various vendors.3. Double check—or even triple check—procedures. This is a process whereby another nurse on the same shift or an incoming shift reviews all new orders to ensure each patient’s order is noted and transcribed correctly on the physic