جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "drug error" در نشریات گروه "پزشکی"

Today, it is important to use methods to identify and reduce them is of crucial importance. The aim of the present study was to determine the safe performance of nurses using the SHERPA technique in the hospitals affiliated with the Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences in Tehran.

This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using the SHERPA method in 2019. The study population and samples included the nurses in the internal wards of Bu-Ali and Amir Al-Momenin hospitals. The data were collected through interviews and direct observations. the information obtained was recorded on the SHERPA worksheet and analyzed using the SPSS software.

59 errors were identified in the drug administration task, most of which associated with functional errors (n=22). Visit (n=16), recovery (n=12), and communication errors (n= 9) accounted for other frequent errors, respectively. Selective errors were the least frequent (n=0). The error risk levels for unacceptable risks, undesirable risks, acceptable risks with the need for revision, and acceptable risks without the need for revision were 38.98%, 37.28%, 6.77%, and 16/94 %, respectively. Finally, reviewing error recovery indicated that 53 errors could not be recovered but 6 ones could.

There is a need to apply a risk prevention method to identify potential risks and monitor errors. Hospital officials should pay special attention to functional and communication errors in hospital occupations.

Regarding the high frequency of drug errors and its importance in increasing financial costs and health of the patients, this study was conducted with the aim of determining the prevalence and types of drug errors among medical and nursing team.

In this cross –sectional study, of 903 medical errors, 385 reported drug errors were recorded in safety unit and mortality and morbidity committee of Besat Hospital in Hamadan during 2014-2015. The data were gathered in a checklist, including the types of drug errors, the wards and time of occurrence.

Of the 903 reported  medical errors totally, only 385 drug errors was reported (42.6%). The most errors were in dose of medicines (22.8%) and false timing of drug delivery (19.7%). The highest rate of drug error was reported in surgical (11.6%) and pediatrics (9.8%) wards.

The results showed that improving pharmacologic knowledge of nurses and physicians is important on of the patients’ safety. It is required to implement credit scales by the management team to lower incidence of drug errors.